English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Exactitude Pronunciation
Exactitude is pronounced ig-ZAK-tuh-tood, IPA /ɪgˈzæktəˌtud/.
ig-ZAK-tuh-tood
US /ɪgˈzæktəˌtud/ · UK /ɛgˈzæktɪˌtjuːd/
Syllables: ig · ZAK · tuh · tood (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: Complete precision in every detail.
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Exactitude in a Sentence
- The drawings were done with surprising exactitude.
- She remembers dates with an exactitude nobody else manages.
- Exactitude matters more than speed in this part of the job.
Common Mispronunciations of Exactitude
Not ek-SAK-tuh-tood
Two things change together at the opening: the x buzzes and the e in front of it drops to a quick i.
Not ig-zak-TI-tood
The second beat holds the weight, inherited straight from exact, and the ending runs away quietly.
Tip: An -itude ending never takes the beat: attitude, gratitude, exactitude.
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