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.