How To Pronounce Sixty
sixty
In British English, sixty is pronounced /ˈsɪk.sti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsɪk.sti]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsɪk.sti/.
Sixty has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Sixty has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Sixty
How do you pronounce sixty in British English?
In British English, sixty is pronounced /ˈsɪk.sti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsɪk.sti].
How do you pronounce sixty in American English?
In American English, sixty is pronounced /ˈsɪk.sti/.
How many syllables are in sixty?
Sixty has two syllables, /sɪk/ + /sti/.
Where is the stress in sixty?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce sixty the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsɪk.sti/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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