How to pronounce “distraction”
Say “distraction” in 3 beats
distraction
/dɪˈstɹækʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪstɹakʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- distdɪ
- racstɹækstress
- tionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈstɹækʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪstɹakʃən/
- Respelling
- di-STRAK-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — dist-RAC-tion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dist-RAC-tion. “rac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈstɹækʃən/
/dɪstɹakʃən/
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What “distraction” means
- noun
mental turmoil
“he drives me to distraction”
- noun
an obstacle to attention
- noun
an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
Say it in a sentence
“The phone is the main distraction during evening study.”“distraction”, answered
How do you pronounce “distraction”?
“distraction” is pronounced /dɪˈstɹækʃən/ (di-STRAK-shuhn) in American English and /dɪstɹakʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “rac”. Build it as dist-RAC-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “distraction” have?
3: dist · rac · tion. The beat lands on the second, “rac”.
Is “distraction” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈstɹækʃən/ (di-STRAK-shuhn); British English says /dɪstɹakʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “distraction” mean?
As a noun: mental turmoil For example: “he drives me to distraction” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “distraction”?
Stress the second syllable: dist-RAC-tion. “rac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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