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How to pronounce fanks

Say it like FAYNGKS. Fanks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/feɪŋks/FAYNGKS
UK British/feɪŋks/FAYNGKS
  • FAYNGKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Fanks pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. FAYNGKSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

American vs British pronunciation of fanks

American and British speakers say fanks in essentially the same way: /feɪŋks/ in the US and /feɪŋks/ in the UK.

British respelling: FAYNGKS.

What does fanks mean?

noun
  1. plural of fank How to pronounce fank
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fank How to pronounce fank

Questions about saying fanks

How do you pronounce fanks?

Say FAYNGKS. The American pronunciation is /feɪŋks/. In British English it is /feɪŋks/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in fanks?

Fanks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FAYNGKS.

Do Americans and Brits say fanks the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /feɪŋks/ and the British form is /feɪŋks/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).