How To Pronounce Lax
lax
UK
Phonemic
/læks/
Phonetic
[læks]
US
Phonemic
/læks/
In British English, lax is pronounced /læks/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [læks]. In American English, it is pronounced /læks/.
Lax 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
læks
Lax has one syllable in British English.
lax + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈlæk.sə/
US
/ˈlæk.sɚ/
lax + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈlæk.sɪst/
US
/ˈlæk.sɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Lax
Questions About Lax
How do you pronounce lax in British English?
In British English, lax is pronounced /læks/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [læks].
How do you pronounce lax in American English?
In American English, lax is pronounced /læks/.
Do British and American English pronounce lax the same way?
Yes. Both are /læks/.
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