How to pronounce sixth

The trap

Four consonant sounds in a row at the end: k, s, then th. Most learners drop the th and say “six”.

Tip. Say “six”, then slide your tongue forward to the teeth for the th.

More on this sound: How to pronounce TH in English (/θ/ and /ð/)

Say it in a sentence

1. Today is the sixth of May. Practice
2. He finished sixth in the race. Practice

Tono scores English against the US model and colors every word, so you can see whether sixth landed.

More words like this: hard consonant clusters

• clothes /kloʊðz/
• world /wɝːld/
• squirrel /ˈskwɝːəl/
• rural /ˈrʊrəl/
• strengths /strɛŋkθs/
• months /mʌnθs/