noun
pronunciation, enunciation
B1
Pronunciation; enunciation. Die Aussprache denotes the way words are pronounced or the act of pronouncing speech. It is a feminine noun (die Aussprache) with plural Aussprachen. Declension follows regular patterns (die Aussprachen). No unusual plural. Use: auf die Aussprache achten (common collocation).
Examples
Er arbeitet an seiner Aussprache, damit man ihn besser versteht.
He's working on his enunciation so people understand him better.
Deine Aussprache ist sehr klar und verständlich.
Your pronunciation is very clear and easy to understand.
Der Tutor übte die Aussprache mit den Studenten, damit sie die Fremdsprache besser sprechen konnten.
The tutor practiced pronunciation with the students so that they could speak the foreign language better.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine someone forming sounds carefully — that careful shaping is 'Aussprache'.
sounds like 'OHS-sprah-kuh' — think 'aw-sprache' = how you 'speak out'
die — imagine a female teacher correcting 'the pronunciation' (die Aussprache)
Notes
Aussprache (die) refers to pronunciation or the way someone articulates speech. Plural is Aussprachen.