How To Pronounce Fax
fax
UK
Phonemic
/fæks/
Phonetic
[fæks]
US
Phonemic
/fæks/
In British English, fax is pronounced /fæks/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fæks]. In American English, it is pronounced /fæks/.
Fax has one 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.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
fæks
Fax has one syllable in British English.
fax + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈfæk.sɪz/
US
/ˈfæk.sɪz/
fax + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/fækst/
US
/fækst/
fax + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfæk.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈfæk.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Fax
Questions About Fax
How do you pronounce fax in British English?
In British English, fax is pronounced /fæks/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fæks].
How do you pronounce fax in American English?
In American English, fax is pronounced /fæks/.
Do British and American English pronounce fax the same way?
Yes. Both are /fæks/.
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