articulation vs enunciation

enunciation vs articulation

articulation and enunciation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
articulation	Yes	No	No	No
enunciation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, enunciation is a hyponym of articulation; that is, enunciation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than articulation:

articulation: the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
enunciation: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

Other hyponyms of articulation include affrication, aspiration, epenthesis, nasalisation, nasalization, retroflection, retroflexion, diction, syncopation, syncope, sandhi, thickness, trill.

articulation (noun)	enunciation (noun)
the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible	the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
expressing in coherent verbal form
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Difference between articulation and enunciation

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