English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Diagnostic Pronunciation
Diagnostic is pronounced dy-uhg-NAH-stik, IPA /ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪk/.
dy-uhg-NAH-stik
US /ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪk/ · UK /ˌdaɪəgˈnɒstɪk/
Syllables: dy · uhg · NAH · stik (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
adjective; also noun: Used to identify an illness or a fault, or a test that does so.
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Diagnostic in a Sentence
- The garage ran a diagnostic on the engine.
- Diagnostic imaging has improved enormously.
- That symptom is not diagnostic on its own.
Common Mispronunciations of Diagnostic
Not dee-uhg-NAH-stik
The first two letters are a long dy, the di of dial. Diagram, diary and dialect all open the same way.
Not dy-uh-NAH-stik
The g is said here, unlike the silent one in diaphragm. Keep it between the second and third beats.
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