To mispronounce a word is to say it the wrong way — wrong sound, wrong stress, or a letter said that should stay silent. You mispronounce a word or, very often, a name, and mispronouncing someone's name is the use you will meet most: 'the teacher mispronounced my name all year'.

To mispronounce a wordmispronounce一個字 is to say it the wrong way就是把它唸錯：wrong sound音唸錯、wrong stress重音唸錯、or a letter said that should stay silent或把該不發音的字母唸出來。 You mispronounce a word你會mispronounce一個字，or, very often, a name或者很常見的是一個名字，and mispronouncing someone's name is the use you will meet most而唸錯別人的名字是你最常遇到的用法：'the teacher mispronounced my name all year'「老師整年都把我的名字唸錯」。

It is a plain, neutral verb, not an insult. In fact English speakers use it apologetically about themselves — 'sorry, I'm probably mispronouncing this' — before trying a foreign word. The noun is mispronunciation, and watch it: the verb has 'nounce' but the noun has 'nun'.

It is a plain, neutral verb這是個平實、中性的動詞，not an insult不是侮辱。 In fact English speakers use it apologetically about themselves事實上說英語的人常會抱歉地這樣說自己：'sorry, I'm probably mispronouncing this'「抱歉，我這個大概唸錯了」，before trying a foreign word在試著唸一個外來字之前。 The noun is mispronunciation名詞是mispronunciation，and watch it要注意：the verb has 'nounce'動詞裡有'nounce'，but the noun has 'nun'但名詞裡是'nun'。

Two things worth knowing about how the word is really used. It suggests there is one right way to say something, and often there is more than one — British and American English disagree constantly, and neither is a mispronunciation. And among teachers today it is a word used carefully, because a learner's accent is not the same thing as a mistake.

Two things worth knowing有兩件事值得知道 about how the word is really used關於這個字實際上是怎麼用的。 It suggests there is one right way to say something它暗示某個東西只有一種正確唸法，and often there is more than one但常常不只一種——British and American English disagree constantly英式和美式英語常常不一致，and neither is a mispronunciation但兩者都不算唸錯。 And among teachers today it is a word used carefully而在今天的老師之間這是個要小心使用的字，because a learner's accent is not the same thing as a mistake因為學習者的腔調不等於錯誤。