listen vs pronounce

listen

verb
  • To pay attention to a sound or speech. 

  • To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal. 

  • To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent. 

noun
  • An instance of listening. 

pronounce

verb
  • To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate. 

  • To pronounce dead. 

  • To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. 

  • To pass judgment. 

  • To sound like. 

  • To produce the components of speech. 

  • To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion. 

  • To read aloud. 

How often have the words listen and pronounce occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )