IPA Transcription of "climax" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “climax” is /ˈklaɪˌmæks/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈklɑemæks/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈklaɪmæks/

Similar Pronunciations

/aɪmæks/2

/kaɪæks/1

/klaɪmækst/1

/klaɪmæksɪz/1

/klaɪmɪts/1

/laɪlæks/1

Derivations

Items

  • Climax2018 film by Gaspar Noé
  • climaxpoint of highest tension in narrative
  • climaxfigure of speech
  • ClimaxWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Climax2013 film by Anil Kumar
  • ClimaxAmerican band
  • Climax2012 single by Usher
  • Climaxghost town in Lake County, Colorado, United States
  • Climaxunincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina
  • ClimaxOhio Players album

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