Five Hard Words Play today

Tier three of five

How to spell pronunciation

What it means

the way a word sounds

How it sounds

/proʊˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

Why it catches people out

Pronounce loses its o in pronunciation.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The dictionary lists the accepted pronunciation.

First appeared in

Puzzle #11 — August 4, 2026