pronunciation

Syllables: pro·nun·ci·a·tion/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

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obsolete/pɹəˌnʌn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

pronunciation noun: the way in which a word, phrase, letter, character etc. is made to sound when spoken.

Noun

pronunciation (countable and uncountable, plural pronunciations)

(countable) The way in which a word, phrase, letter, character etc. is made to sound when spoken.
- What is the pronunciation of "hiccough"?
- In English, there are two pronunciations of the digraph 'th': voiced and unvoiced
(uncountable) The characteristic sounds of a particular language, accent, or individual's speech.
- His Italian pronunciation is terrible.
- Being a good newsreader isn't just about having clear pronunciation.
(countable) 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.1831, Thomas Oughton, James Thomas Law, Forms of Ecclesiastical Law, page 62

pronunciation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

pronunciation in Hindi

sound of a word: उच्चारण uccāraṇ, तलफ़्फ़ुज़ talaffuz, तलफ्फुज talaphphuj
way in which words are pronounced: उच्चारण uccāraṇ, अनुलेखन anulekhan, तलफ़्फ़ुज़ talaffuz, तलफ्फुज talaphphuj

pronunciation in Tamil

sound of a word: உச்சரிப்பு uccarippu, பலுக்கல் palukkal
way in which words are pronounced: உச்சரிப்பு uccarippu

pronunciation in Marathi

sound of a word: उच्चार uccār
way in which words are pronounced: उच्चार uccār, उच्चारण uccāraṇ

pronunciation in Urdu

sound of a word: تَلَفُّظ talaffuz
way in which words are pronounced: تَلَفُّظ talaffuz, طَرْزِ اَدا tarz-i adā, لَب و لَہْجَہ lab o lahja

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pronunciation in Bengali: উচ্চারণ uccaron
pronunciation in Telugu: ఉచ్ఛారణ ucchāraṇa
pronunciation in Malayalam: ഉച്ചാരണം uccāraṇaṁ
pronunciation in Kannada: ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ uccāraṇe
pronunciation in Punjabi: ਉਚਾਰਨ ucāran
pronunciation in Gujarati: ઉચ્ચારણ, ઉચ્ચાર
pronunciation in Odia: ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ
pronunciation in Sanskrit: उच्चारण uccāraṇa, वचन vácana, विधा vidhā, करण káraṇa
pronunciation in Sinhala: උච්චාරණය uccāraṇaya
pronunciation in Assamese: উচ্চাৰণ ussaron
pronunciation in Nepali: उच्चारण, उच्चारणः
pronunciation in Pashto: تلفظ talaffoz
pronunciation in Tagalog: bigkas, pagbigkas
pronunciation in Arabic: نُطْق nuṭq, لَفْظ lafẓ, تَلَفُّظ talaffuẓ
pronunciation in Malay: sebutan
pronunciation in Indonesian: cara baca, pelafalan, lafal, ucapan
pronunciation in Thai: การออกเสียง gaan-ɔ̀ɔk-sǐiang, เสียงอ่าน sǐiang-àan
pronunciation in Vietnamese: cách phát âm, cách đọc
pronunciation in Myanmar: အသံထွက် a.samhtwak
Kashmiri: وۄشژار vọśċār

Examples of pronunciation in a sentence

☞ This word [earth] is liable to a coarſe vulgar pronunciation, as if written Urth;[…]1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the...
He, that would write exactly, muſt avoid a Barbarous Pronunciation, and conſider for facility, or thorow miſtake, many words are not ſounded after the beſt dialect.1687, Chriſtopher Cooper, “Chap. XIX: Of Barbarous Speaking”, in The Engliſh Teacher, London: John Richardſon, for the Author, pages 77-78...

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Antonyms of pronunciation

mispronunciation

Forms of pronunciation

plural	pronunciations
alternative form (obsolete)	pronuntiation
alternative misspelling (nonstandard)	pronounciation

Plural of pronunciation: pronunciations

Origin of pronunciation

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.

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Questions about pronunciation

What does pronunciation mean?: Pronunciation means the way in which a word, phrase, letter, character etc. is made to sound when spoken.
What is pronunciation in Hindi?: Pronunciation in Hindi is उच्चारण (uccāraṇ), तलफ़्फ़ुज़ (talaffuz), तलफ्फुज (talaphphuj). See Pronunciation meaning in Hindi.
How do you use pronunciation in a sentence?: ☞ This word [earth] is liable to a coarſe vulgar pronunciation, as if written Urth;[…]
What part of speech is pronunciation?: Pronunciation is a noun.
How do you pronounce pronunciation?: Pronunciation is pronounced /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/.
What is the plural of pronunciation?: The plural of pronunciation is pronunciations.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pronunciation (page history and authors); ਉਚਾਰਨ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); pronunciation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pronunciation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); उच्चारण (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); উচ্চাৰণ (Assamese) (page history and authors); pronunciation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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