How to pronounce “didactic”
Say “didactic” in 3 beats
didactic
/daɪˈdæktɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪdaktɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- diddaɪ
- acdækstress
- tictɪk
- IPA (American)
- /daɪˈdæktɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪdaktɪk/
- Respelling
- dy-DAK-tik
- Syllables
- 3 — did-AC-tic
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: did-AC-tic. “ac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/daɪˈdæktɪk/
/dɪdaktɪk/
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What “didactic” means
- adjective
instructive (especially excessively)
Say it in a sentence
“The film is a little didactic, but the acting is excellent.”“didactic”, answered
How do you pronounce “didactic”?
“didactic” is pronounced /daɪˈdæktɪk/ (dy-DAK-tik) in American English and /dɪdaktɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ac”. Build it as did-AC-tic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “didactic” have?
3: did · ac · tic. The beat lands on the second, “ac”.
Is “didactic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /daɪˈdæktɪk/ (dy-DAK-tik); British English says /dɪdaktɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “didactic” mean?
As an adjective: instructive (especially excessively) For example: “The film is a little didactic, but the acting is excellent.”
Where is the stress in “didactic”?
Stress the second syllable: did-AC-tic. “ac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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