How To Pronounce Taxi
taxi
In British English, taxi is pronounced /ˈtæk.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʰæk.si]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtæk.si/.
Taxi 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
Taxi 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 Taxi
How do you pronounce taxi in British English?
In British English, taxi is pronounced /ˈtæk.si/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtʰæk.si].
How do you pronounce taxi in American English?
In American English, taxi is pronounced /ˈtæk.si/.
How many syllables are in taxi?
Taxi has two syllables, /tæk/ + /si/.
Where is the stress in taxi?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /tæk/.
Do British and American English pronounce taxi the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈtæk.si/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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