pronunciation
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pronunciation
- /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- [pʰɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃn̩]
- /pɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- /pɹəˌnʌn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ obsolete
- /pɹəˌnʌn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃʌn/ obsolete
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, pronunciation, from Latin prōnūntiātiō, noun of action from perfect passive participle prōnūntiātus, from verb prōnūntiāre (“proclaim”), from prō- (“for”) + nūntiāre (“announce”). Doublet of pronuntiatio.
noun pronunciations · pronuntiation · pronounciation
- The way in which a word, phrase, letter, character etc. is made to sound when spoken. What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?
- The characteristic sounds of a particular language, accent, or individual's speech. His Italian pronunciation is terrible.
- The act of making a pronouncement or uttering a vocable. The second part is the sentence, which is the judge's pronunciation upon a cause depending between two in controversy.
Opposite: mispronunciation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: voice, accent, consonant, making, ruling, judgment, debate, diction, accentuation, intonation, articulation, enunciation, vocalism, orthoepy, voicing, phrasing
noun
Opposite: mispronunciation
Translations
Every language
noun sound of a word
| Español | pronunciación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발음 bareum |
| 日本語 | 発音 hatsuon, 読み yomi |
| 中文 | 發音 /发音 fāyīn |
| हिन्दी | उच्चारण uccāraṇ, तलफ़्फ़ुज़ talaffuz, तलफ्फुज talaphphuj |
| Kiswahili | matamshi |
| Português | pronúncia |
| Français | prononciation |
| Deutsch | Aussprache |
| Italiano | pronuncia, pronunzia |
| Ελληνικά | προφορά proforá |
| Română | pronunție, pronunțare |
| Русский | произноше́ние proiznošénije |
| Tiếng Việt | cách phát âm, cách đọc |
| العربية | نُطْق nuṭq, لَفْظ lafẓ, تَلَفُّظ talaffuẓ |
| עברית | הֲגִיָּה hagiyá |
noun way in which words are pronounced
| Español | pronunciación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발음 bareum |
| 日本語 | 発音 hatsuon |
| 中文 | 發音 /发音 fāyīn |
| हिन्दी | उच्चारण uccāraṇ, अनुलेखन anulekhan, तलफ़्फ़ुज़ talaffuz, तलफ्फुज talaphphuj |
| Português | pronúncia, pronunciação, prolação |
| Français | prononciation |
| Deutsch | Aussprache |
| Italiano | pronuncia |
| Ελληνικά | προφορά proforá |
| Română | pronunție, pronunțare |
| Русский | произноше́ние proiznošénije, вы́говор výgovor, акце́нт akcént |
| Tiếng Việt | cách phát âm |
| العربية | لَفْظ lafẓ, نُطْق nuṭq, تَلَفُّظ talaffuẓ |
| עברית | בִּטּוּי bitúi, הֲגִיָּה hagiya |
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title = {pronunciation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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