|mis+ verb
Etymology: mis- (I) + pronounce
transitive verb
1. : to pronounce incorrectly
a name almost invariably mispronounced by newcomers to the town
had picked up a certain fluency in French, though he mispronounced the language ludicrously
2. : to pronounce in a way regarded as incorrect because of variations from some stated or implied criterion (as the practice of educated speakers, a regional speech assumed to be standard, spelling, or a pronunciation prescribed as correct by accepted authority)
a list of words commonly mispronounced
told him he would never be a gentleman until he stopped mispronouncing so many words
guessed he would go to his grave mispronouncing “February” as “Febuary”
intransitive verb
: to make a mispronunciation
• mis·pronouncer “+ noun