How to pronounce “diagnostic”
Say “diagnostic” in 4 beats
diagnostic
/ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑstɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /daɪəɡnɒstɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- daɪdaɪ
- əɡəɡ
- nɑnɑstress
- stɪkstɪk
- IPA (American)
- /ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑstɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /daɪəɡnɒstɪk/
- Respelling
- dy-uhg-NAH-stik
- Syllables
- 4 — daɪ-əɡ-NⱭ-stɪk
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: daɪ-əɡ-NⱭ-stɪk. “nɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑstɪk/
/daɪəɡnɒstɪk/
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What “diagnostic” means
- adjective
concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis
“a diagnostic reading test”
- adjective
characteristic or indicative of a disease
“a diagnostic sign of yellow fever”
Say it in a sentence
“A single diagnostic test ruled out three possibilities.”“diagnostic”, answered
How do you pronounce “diagnostic”?
“diagnostic” is pronounced /ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑstɪk/ (dy-uhg-NAH-stik) in American English and /daɪəɡnɒstɪk/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “nɑ”. Build it as daɪ-əɡ-NⱭ-stɪk, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “diagnostic” have?
4: daɪ · əɡ · nɑ · stɪk. The beat lands on the third, “nɑ”.
Is “diagnostic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑstɪk/ (dy-uhg-NAH-stik); British English says /daɪəɡnɒstɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “diagnostic” mean?
As an adjective: concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis For example: “a diagnostic reading test” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “diagnostic”?
Stress the third syllable: daɪ-əɡ-NⱭ-stɪk. “nɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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