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How to pronounce hacks

Say it like HAKS. Hacks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/hæks/HAKS
UK British/hæks/HAKS
  • HAKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Hacks pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of hacks

American and British speakers say hacks in essentially the same way: /hæks/ in the US and /hæks/ in the UK.

British respelling: HAKS.

What does hacks mean?

noun
  1. plural of hack How to pronounce hack
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of hack How to pronounce hack
interjection
  1. Used to call attention to another player hacking

Words that rhyme with hacks

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of hacks.

Questions about saying hacks

How do you pronounce hacks?

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

How many syllables are in hacks?

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

Do Americans and Brits say hacks the same way?

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

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