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