# pronunciation

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃn̩/ · frequency rank #14,818

## Definitions
1. The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
2. The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
3. The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable.

## Etymology
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.

## Common misspellings (20)
`pornunciation`, `ppronunciation`, `prnounciation`, `pronnuciation`, `pronnunciation`, `pronucniation`, `pronuncaition`, `pronuncciation`, `pronunciaiton`, `pronunciasion`, `pronunciatino`, `pronunciationn`, `pronunciatoin`, `pronunciattion`, `pronuncitaion`, `pronunication`, `pronunnciation`, `prounnciation`, `prronunciation`, `rponunciation`

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