English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Distinctive Pronunciation
Distinctive is pronounced di-STINGK-tiv, IPA /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/.
di-STINGK-tiv
US /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ · UK /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
Syllables: di · STINGK · tiv (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Easy to recognise because it is different from everything else.
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Distinctive in a Sentence
- She has a distinctive way of ending a sentence.
- The building has a distinctive copper roof.
- Nothing about the packaging is distinctive.
Common Mispronunciations of Distinctive
Not di-STINK-tiv
Distinct, distinctive and distinction all carry a hidden ng before the k, which is what the n in front of a c does in English.
Not DI-stingk-tiv
The middle beat is the loud one, and it keeps the weight that distinct already had.
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