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