noun🔗ShareA special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning."The French word "hôtel" uses a diacritic, the circumflex (ˆ), over the letter "o" to indicate a different pronunciation. "grammarlanguagephoneticswritinglinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDistinguishing"The diacritic mark on the "e" in "résumé" is distinguishing because it changes the pronunciation and meaning from the verb "resume." "languagegrammarphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDenoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character."The Spanish word "mañana" has a diacritic tilde over the "n," changing its pronunciation and meaning from "morning" to "tomorrow." "languagewritinglinguisticsphoneticsgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
