mispronounces
Botches the articulation
Mispronounces means says a word incorrectly—with wrong sounds, stress, or syllable emphasis: She mispronounces "nuclear" as "nucular".
Everyone mispronounces unfamiliar words occasionally; persistent mispronunciation of common words may attract correction or judgment.
Clumsy error
- gaffeClumsy social error
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- blooperEmbarrassing recorded mistake
slipup · stumble · fumble · botch · bungle · malapropism · spoonerism · misstatement
Clear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
fluency · utterance · verbalization · vocalization · speaking · lisping · stuttering · slurring
Regional language variety
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- inflectionWord form alteration
prosody · rhythm · tone · pitch · foreign · regional · native · nonnative
Act of correcting faults
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- drillingHole-making by rotation
feedback · modeling · repetition · speech therapy · phonics · corrective · relearning
flub
Clumsy error
blooper · slipup · stumble · fumble · botch · bungle · malapropism · spoonerism · misstatement · howler
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
phonetics · fluency · utterance · verbalization · vocalization · speaking · lisping · stuttering · slurring · mumbling
dialect
Regional language variety
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
inflection · prosody · rhythm · tone · pitch · foreign · regional · native · nonnative · anglicize
remediation
Act of correcting faults
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
drilling · feedback · modeling · repetition · speech therapy · phonics · corrective · relearning
mispronouncesenunciates
Speaks with clear pronunciation
pronounces · articulates · nails · masters · diction