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How to pronounce sacks

Say it like SAKS. Sacks is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/sæks/SAKS
UK British/sæks/SAKS
  • SAKS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Sacks pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

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

American vs British pronunciation of sacks

American and British speakers say sacks in essentially the same way: /sæks/ in the US and /sæks/ in the UK.

British respelling: SAKS.

What does sacks mean?

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

Words that rhyme with sacks

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Words that sound like sacks

Questions about saying sacks

How do you pronounce sacks?

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

How many syllables are in sacks?

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

Do Americans and Brits say sacks the same way?

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

What words sound the same as sacks?

Sacks sounds the same as sax in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

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