English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Next Pronunciation
Next is pronounced NEKST, IPA /ˈnɛks/.
NEKST
US /ˈnɛks/ · UK /ˈnɛkst/
Syllables: NEKST (1 syllable)
adjective and adverb: Coming immediately after the present one in time, order, or space.
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Next in a Sentence
- The next train is at twenty past.
- We live in the next street along.
- What happens next is up to the committee.
Common Mispronunciations of Next
Not NEKS
Native speakers do drop the t before another consonant, as in nex week, but the careful form keeps all four sounds: n, e, ks, t.
Not NEK-suht
One syllable carries the whole cluster. Breaking ks and t apart with a vowel stretches the word into two.
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