pronunciación
nounCEFR B1
What does “pronunciación” mean in English?
pronunciation
pronunciation (how sounds are produced; phoneme production, stress, intonation)
Example sentences
Para mejorar la pronunciación, los profesores de fonética recomiendan grabar la propia voz y compararla con la de un hablante nativo del dialecto que se quiere imitar.
To improve pronunciation, phonetics teachers recommend recording your own voice and comparing it with that of a native speaker of the dialect you want to imitate.
La pronunciación de la r vibrante es uno de los mayores desafíos para los estudiantes anglófonos, porque ese sonido no existe en inglés.
The pronunciation of the rolled r is one of the biggest challenges for anglophone students, because that sound does not exist in English.
Aunque tengas un acento extranjero, lo más importante es que tu pronunciación sea lo suficientemente clara como para que los nativos te entiendan sin dificultad.
Even if you have a foreign accent, what matters most is that your pronunciation is clear enough for native speakers to understand you without difficulty.
How to use it
Pronunciación (feminine) means 'pronunciation' — the way sounds are produced in spoken language. In language learning it covers accent, phoneme production, stress patterns, and intonation. At B1, it is important because learners begin addressing accent and phonetic habits more explicitly. Common collocations: mejorar la pronunciación, trabajar la pronunciación, tener buena pronunciación, problemas de pronunciación. Note: pronunciación (the process/skill) differs from acento (regional accent or the mark indicating stress). Both are used at B1 but they are not synonymous.
Common mistake
Pronunciación and acento are related but different: pronunciación refers to how you produce individual sounds and words; acento can mean a regional accent (acento andaluz, acento mexicano) or the written stress mark (el acento ortográfico). Don't say 'tengo un mal pronunciación' — it's feminine: 'tengo una pronunciación mejorable' (I have room-for-improvement pronunciation).