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Extinct Pronunciation
Extinct is pronounced ik-STINGKT, IPA /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/.
ik-STINGKT
US /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ · UK /ɛkˈstɪŋkt/
Syllables: ik · STINGKT (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: No longer existing, said of a species, a language, or a volcano that has stopped erupting.
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Extinct in a Sentence
- The bird has been extinct since the 1840s.
- Two of the island's languages are now extinct.
- Everyone assumed the volcano was extinct.
Common Mispronunciations of Extinct
Not EK-stingkt
Let the opening go weak and land on STINGKT. Extinction keeps the same back-weighted shape.
Not ik-STINT
Sound both the k and the t at the end. Swallowing the k turns the word into stint.
Tip: The nct cluster is the hard part. Say sting, add a k, then a t, and run them together without a vowel between.
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