English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Felix Pronunciation
Felix is pronounced FEE-liks, IPA /ˈfilɪks/.
FEE-liks
US /ˈfilɪks/
Syllables: FEE · liks (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun (a man's name): A man's given name from Latin, meaning lucky or fortunate.
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Felix in a Sentence
- Felix cycles to work in all weather.
- Felix Mendelssohn wrote the overture at seventeen.
- They called the kitten Felix.
Common Mispronunciations of Felix
Not FE-liks
Stretch the opening e to the long ee of fee. A short value there gives the Latin reading rather than the English one.
Not fuh-LIKS
The thump arrives on the first beat, and liks follows it quietly.
Tip: The x gives a plain ks. Felicity and felicitations come from the same Latin root for good fortune.
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