How To Pronounce Distinct

In British English, distinct is pronounced /dɪˈstɪŋkt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dɪˈstɪ̃ŋkt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /dɪˈstɪŋkt/.

Distinct has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.