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