Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

f/x

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables
f/x
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of special effects.

Etymology

From the pronunciation of the word "effects" being similar to the pronunciation of the letters "F" and "X".

Inflected Forms

FX (alternative)

Synonyms

SFX S.F.X.

Questions

What does f/x mean?
Initialism of special effects.
Where does f/x come from?
From the pronunciation of the word "effects" being similar to the pronunciation of the letters "F" and "X".

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