mispronounce

Example Sentences

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She also has a speech impairment that causes her to mispronounce certain words, “so she’s always been different,” her mother said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025

We all stumble over and mispronounce words occasionally.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024

The findings also suggest that when listening to children, adult listeners incorporate expectations of how children commonly mispronounce words, such as "weed" for "read."

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

And here’s a good one: What happens when you mispronounce a menu term?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2023

“Alejo was too hard for people, and teachers would never mispronounce Allen. My second-grade teacher kept calling me ‘Uh-ledge-oh’ until my mother shut it down.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera