distinction
di-STINGK-shan
distingkshan in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/ · 3 syllables
How “distinction” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | d | i | s | t | i | n | c | ti | on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | d | i | s | t | i | ng | k | sh | an |
“distinction” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | s | t | i | ng | k | sh | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /ŋ/ | /k/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 10 sounds from 11 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɪ/, /ə/ and 7 consonants /d/, /s/, /t/, /ŋ/, /k/, /ʃ/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — di · STINGK · shan, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 3.0 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,358 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɪŋkʃən/
Words that rhyme with “distinction” (/ɪŋkʃən/)
“distinction” — questions & answers
How do you spell “distinction”?
D-I-S-T-I-N-C-T-I-O-N in English; “distingkshan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “distinction”?
di-STINGK-shan — IPA /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “distinction”?
/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.