How to pronounce “extinction”
Say “extinction” in 3 beats
extinction
/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkstɪŋkʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- exɪk
- tincstɪŋkstress
- tionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkstɪŋkʃən/
- Also accepted
- /ɪkˈstɪŋʃən/
- Respelling
- ik-STINGK-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — ex-TINC-tion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ex-TINC-tion. “tinc” 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
/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
/ɛkstɪŋkʃən/
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What “extinction” means
- noun
no longer active; extinguished
“the extinction of the volcano”
- noun
no longer in existence
“the extinction of a species”
- noun
the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
Say it in a sentence
“Hunting drove the bird to extinction within a single century.”“extinction”, answered
How do you pronounce “extinction”?
“extinction” is pronounced /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ (ik-STINGK-shuhn) in American English and /ɛkstɪŋkʃən/ in British English, and /ɪkˈstɪŋʃən/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “tinc”. Build it as ex-TINC-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “extinction” have?
3: ex · tinc · tion. The beat lands on the second, “tinc”.
Is “extinction” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ (ik-STINGK-shuhn); British English says /ɛkstɪŋkʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “extinction” mean?
As a noun: no longer active; extinguished For example: “the extinction of the volcano” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “extinction”?
Stress the second syllable: ex-TINC-tion. “tinc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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