How to pronounce fixed in American English

IPA /fɪkst/ Syllables 1 · fihkst Stress 1st syllable

FIHKST

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Americans pronounce fixed as FIHKST (/fɪkst/).

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Why it sounds different

Why "fixed" sounds like FIHKST.

The "" at the end of "" is dropped before the consonant starting "" — the surrounding consonants flow directly together — common in flowing natural speech; in careful or formal speech, the sound is often kept. This is called the Silent T/D Across Words, what turns word-by-word reading into actual conversation. It comes out as FIHKST.

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"He fixed the leaky faucet himself to save on repair costs."

hee FIHKST dhuh LEE·kee FAH·suht hihm·SEHLF tuh SAYV ahn ruh·PAIR KAHSTS

"The interest rate on my mortgage is fixed for the next thirty years."

dhee IHN·tuh·ruhst RAYT ahn mahy MOR·guhj uhz FIHKST fer dhuh NEHKST THUR·dee YEERZ

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Is the American pronunciation of "fixed" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "FIHKST" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.