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Ecstatic Pronunciation

Ecstatic is pronounced ek-STA-tik, IPA /ɛkˈstætɪk/.

ek-STA-tik

US /ɛkˈstætɪk/  ·  UK /ɛkˈstætɪk/

Syllables: ek · STA · tik (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

adjective: Extremely happy or excited.

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Ecstatic in a Sentence

  • They were ecstatic when the offer was accepted.
  • An ecstatic crowd waited at the arrivals gate.
  • I would be ecstatic with a draw, honestly.

Common Mispronunciations of Ecstatic

Not e-STA-tik

The k of ec is a real sound and has to be heard before the st. Losing it leaves something close to static with a vowel tacked on.

Not EK-stuh-tik

The loud part is the middle: ek-STA-tik. The a there is the flat a of cat, not a reduced uh.

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