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