# pronounce

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɹəˈnaʊns/ · frequency rank #11,946

## Definitions
1. To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
2. To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
3. To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
4. To pass judgment.
5. To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
6. To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
7. To produce the components of speech.
8. To read aloud.
9. To emphasize, highlight.

## Etymology
Recorded since c.1330 as Middle English pronouncen (“to utter, declare officially”), from Old French prononcier, from Latin prōnūntiō, itself from prō- (“forth, out, in public”) + nūntiō (“to announce”) from nūntius (“messenger”).

## Easily confused with
- **pronounced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pronounce-vs-pronounced)
- **pronoun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pronoun-vs-pronounce)

## Common misspellings (13)
`pornounce`, `ppronounce`, `prnoounce`, `pronnounce`, `prononuce`, `pronoucne`, `pronouncce`, `pronounec`, `pronounnce`, `pronuonce`, `proonunce`, `prronounce`, `rponounce`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pronounce