How to Pronounce “distinction

word

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
di-STING-kshuhn
/dɪstˈɪŋkʃən/
di-STING-kshuhn

IPA Transcription

American English

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

British English

/dɪstˈɪŋkʃən/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

di-STING-kshuhn

UK

di-STING-kshuhn

Listen in Context

It's important to make a distinction between facts and opinions.

People often fail to see the distinction between similar products.

There's a fine distinction between being confident and being arrogant.

Winning that award was a real distinction for her career.