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Oxen Pronunciation
Oxen is pronounced AHK-suhn, IPA /ˈɑksən/.
AHK-suhn
US /ˈɑksən/ · UK /ˈɒksən/
Syllables: AHK · suhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural of ox): Cattle trained to pull carts and ploughs.
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Oxen in a Sentence
- A pair of oxen pulled the cart up the lane.
- Oxen were still used here within living memory.
- The yoke fitted two oxen at a time.
Common Mispronunciations of Oxen
Not ahk-SEN
AHK is said with force and suhn with almost none.
Not OHK-suhn
Clip the o short, as in box, and let the x do its usual ks.
Tip: Ox becomes oxen rather than oxes, in the same way child becomes children.
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