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How to spell pronunciation

Pronunciation is spelled P-R-O-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N.

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Where it comes from: “Pronunciation” comes from Latin *pronuntiatio*, meaning “a proclaiming or announcing.” Interestingly, many native speakers mistakenly spell it as “pronounciation,” even though the verb is “pronounce.”

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