What's the difference between pronunciation and enunciation?

Question

What's the difference between pronunciation and enunciation? I learned this a long time ago in English class but forgot what it was.

Clarification

For example, Wikipedia says:

Good enunciation is the act of speaking clearly and concisely. The opposite of good enunciation is mumbling or slurring. See also pronunciation which is a component of enunciation. Pronunciation is to pronounce sounds of words correctly

I can't tell from this what the specific difference is. When is it correct to say someone's pronunciation is off versus when their enunciation is off?

Merriam Webster's definition defines enunciate as :

1. articulate, pronounce

That would seem to say it's the same as to pronounce.

Is there a specific example of incorrect pronunciation verses enunciation?

Answer 1

Say the following aloud, being very careful to say each syllable very clearly and precisely: feb - you - air - eee.

Now do the same for this: feb - rue - air - eee.

Your enunciation was good with both, though your pronunciation was only correct for the second.

Answer 2

Merriam-Webster Unabridged defines pronounce as

to produce the components of spoken language

so by their definition, pronunciation is simply:

the act or manner of pronouncing something : articulate utterance

Their definition of enunciation makes this salient distinction:

manner of uttering, articulating, or pronouncing especially as regards ease of perceptibility

Answer 3

I would say that pronunciation is making the sound in the correct (or at least accepted way) while enunciation is how you say it.

So I could very clearly say de Broglie (a French physicist who has annoyed 200 years worth of English speakers) perfectly clearly in the best Shakespearean actor voice - but pronounce his name completely wrongly.

I could also slur it so that nobody could hear - but get the C18 French pronunciation correct.

Answer 4

The slight difference between pronunciation and enunciation is that pronunciation is the act of making sounds or articulating words while enunciation is the way of articulating words clearly and distinctly according to the rules governing the language.

Answer 5

Enunciation is to say the word or the sentece Clearly and so every body can here you well Instead of mumbling the words

pronounciation is to say the word The correct way it should be said like for example say

Tr -o-fy. And now say ch-er-o-fy

The correct pronounciation is the second One it is two tricky words right