pronunciation

 
Pronunciation: /prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the way in which a word is pronounced: spelling does not determine pronunciation [count noun]: similar pronunciations are heard in Ulster

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin pronuntiatio(n-), from the verb pronuntiare (see pronounce)

The word pronunciation is often pronounced, by analogy with pronounce, as if the second syllable rhymed with bounce. This is not correct in standard English: the standard pronunciation has the second syllable rhyming with dunce. The correct spelling is pronunciation, never pronounciation.