Fact · Dictation
The Cambridge English Dictionary defines diction, an uncountable noun, as the manner in which words are pronounced.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“the manner in which words are pronounced”
Diction: meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge University Press, 2026, Entry for diction (noun).
Open the original- What it measures
- Cambridge gives one sense of diction, which concerns sound. A speaker with clear diction is easy to understand when speaking, which is a property of how they say words, not of what they write.
- What it does not show
- The entry gives only the pronunciation sense. Other dictionaries also give a sense about word choice, which is covered by a separate fact.