Letter Xx

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Xx is a somewhat special letter in written English because it does not represent its own unique phoneme. In fact, it often serves to represent more than one phoneme in a word. For this reason, instructors may devote time in an introductory cued English class to covering how words with Xx are cued.

Common Pronunciation

The two most common pronunciations for the letter x are combinations of /kkkkkkkkk/ and /sssssssss/ as in Texas, mix, flax, and axis or /ggggggggg/ and /zzzzzzzzz/.

Notice that the addition of /sssssssss/ or /zzzzzzzzz/ follows the same voicing rule that occurs with addition of plural -s. 

Additional Pronunciations

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