Pronunciation is the way a word is correctly pronounced.
Enunciation is the ability to actually pronounce the word correctly.
For example, you may KNOW how to pronounce “Giraffe” in your mind, but you are unable to correctly enunciate it because of an accent or speech impediment.
To me, pronunciation means I’m saying the word as it’s intended to be pronounced in the context it’s spoken (read vs read vs lead vs lead, etc)
Enunciation means deliberately pronouncing a syllable the way it’s supposed to be pronounced.
E.g. I can pronounce “did you eat yet” and i say “djeet yet?” B ur someone else understands “did you eat yet”… pronounced correctly because someone else understood. Not enunciated correctly because some syllables were condensed.
Pronunciation is emphasis and tone: To-may-to vs to-mah-to. Day-tuh vs Dah-tuh. Off-tehn vs Off-en.
Enunciation refers to clarity: Mumbling, failure to move the tongue or lips enough for a given sound, failure to open the mouth enough for a given sound, poor breath control when speaking.
You can pronounce something correctly whilst failing to enunciate sufficiently. So for example I pronounce the vegetable “tom-ah-toe” but if I mumbled it, it might come out as t’mah-oe.
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Pronunciation: the way a word is spoken or said
Enunciation: the act of pronouncing a word in a manner that is clear and distinct
Pronunciation is the way a word is correctly pronounced.
Enunciation is the ability to actually pronounce the word correctly.
For example, you may KNOW how to pronounce “Giraffe” in your mind, but you are unable to correctly enunciate it because of an accent or speech impediment.
I am not a linguist nor a speech therapist.
To me, pronunciation means I’m saying the word as it’s intended to be pronounced in the context it’s spoken (read vs read vs lead vs lead, etc)
Enunciation means deliberately pronouncing a syllable the way it’s supposed to be pronounced.
E.g. I can pronounce “did you eat yet” and i say “djeet yet?” B ur someone else understands “did you eat yet”… pronounced correctly because someone else understood. Not enunciated correctly because some syllables were condensed.
Pronunciation is emphasis and tone: To-may-to vs to-mah-to. Day-tuh vs Dah-tuh. Off-tehn vs Off-en.
Enunciation refers to clarity: Mumbling, failure to move the tongue or lips enough for a given sound, failure to open the mouth enough for a given sound, poor breath control when speaking.
You can pronounce something correctly whilst failing to enunciate sufficiently. So for example I pronounce the vegetable “tom-ah-toe” but if I mumbled it, it might come out as t’mah-oe.