Pronunciation

Pronunciation is a way a word is usually spoken. It can be affected by many different factors:

 Geographical location or dialect
 Presence of speech defect
 Ethnic group
 Education level
 Social class

Mispronunciation is an actual mistake in speaking. It is not used for how a speaker of a dialect pronounces a word. Examples occur in many place names and personal names. For instance, Leicester Square is actually pronounced like "Lester Square".

Related pages
Phonetics
Accent
 Dialect
 Dialects of English
 Register of a language