Diction vs. Pronunciation — What's the Difference?

Diction (Latin: dictionem (nom. dictio), "a saying, expression, word"), in its original meaning, is a writer's or speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story.

Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct pronunciation") or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language.

Choice and use of words in speech or writing.

The way in which a word is pronounced

Degree of clarity and distinctness of pronunciation in speech or singing; enunciation.

The act or manner of pronouncing words; utterance of speech.

Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.

A way of speaking a word, especially a way that is accepted or generally understood.

The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.

A graphic representation of the way a word is spoken, using phonetic symbols.

(theatre) Enunciation, pronunciation.

(countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.

Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; language; as, the diction of Chaucer's poems.

(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

(countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable.

The manner in which something is expressed in words;

The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation.

The mode of uttering words or sentences.

The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; - now called delivery.

The manner in which someone utters a word;

The way a word or a language is customarily spoken;