English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cognitive Pronunciation
Cognitive is pronounced KAHG-ni-tiv, IPA /ˈkɑgnɪtɪv/.
KAHG-ni-tiv
US /ˈkɑgnɪtɪv/ · UK /ˈkɒgnɪˌtɪv/
Syllables: KAHG · ni · tiv (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding.
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Cognitive in a Sentence
- The test measures cognitive ability rather than knowledge.
- Sleep loss has a clear cognitive cost.
- She works in cognitive science.
Common Mispronunciations of Cognitive
Not kuhg-NI-tiv
Front stress, KAHG, with the rest light. The second beat only grows loud in the related verb cognise.
Not KOH-ni-tiv
Sound the g. It sits in a gn cluster that stays audible here, unlike the silent g of gnaw.
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