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How to pronounce faxed

Say it like FAKST. Faxed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/fækst/FAKST
UK British/fækst/FAKST
  • FAKST
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Faxed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. FAKSTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

American vs British pronunciation of faxed

American and British speakers say faxed in essentially the same way: /fækst/ in the US and /fækst/ in the UK.

British respelling: FAKST.

What does faxed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of fax (“to send a fax or facsimile”) How to pronounce fax

Words that rhyme with faxed

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Questions about saying faxed

How do you pronounce faxed?

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

How many syllables are in faxed?

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

Do Americans and Brits say faxed the same way?

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

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