How do you pronounce "instinctive"?

In American English: /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ (in-STINGKT-iv). In British English: /ɪnstˈɪŋktɪv/ (inst-INGKT-iv). In Canadian English: /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ (in-STINGKT-iv). In Australian English: /ɪnstˈɪŋktɪv/ (inst-INGKT-iv).

Is "instinctive" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ (in-STINGKT-iv), while in British English it's /ɪnstˈɪŋktɪv/ (inst-INGKT-iv).

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instinctive

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/ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/

in-STINGKT-iv

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ɪnin·stɪŋktstinc·ɪvtive

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