English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Text Pronunciation
Text is pronounced TEKST, IPA /ˈtɛkst/.
TEKST
US /ˈtɛkst/ · UK /ˈtɛkst/
Syllables: TEKST (1 syllable)
noun and verb: Written words, or a short message sent by phone.
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Text in a Sentence
- Send me a text when you land.
- The text runs to four hundred pages.
- She texted the address twice.
Common Mispronunciations of Text
Not TEST
An x in the middle gives ks, so the word has a k inside it that test does not.
Not TEKS
Three consonants finish the word, kst, and the t at the very end is the one most often dropped.
Tip: The past tense texted really does take a second beat, TEK-stid, because the stem already ends in a t.
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