What is the correct pronunciation of the word "pronounce"?

The word "pronounce" is properly pronounced as "pro-NOUNCE". The first syllable, "pro", rhymes with "throw", and is pronounced softly. The second syllable, "NOUNCE", rhymes with "bounce", and is capitalized, as it is the syllable spoken with emphasis.

While the answer provides the proper pronunciation of "pronounce", in casual speech one will often hear alternatives to this pronunciation: "pro" may be pronounced either with a short "i" (i.e. "prih-NOUNCE"), or with a short "e" (i.e. "preh-NOUNCE").

Pronounce means "to make the sound of (a word or letter) with your voice", and derives from the Latin pronuntiare (the suffix "pro-" meaning "forth" and nuntiare "to report").