---
title: "How to pronounce \"vexes\" in English | SayItVid"
description: "Learn how to say \"vexes\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid."
image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/7qaKd0kMHAs/hqdefault.jpg"
url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vexes"
---


# How to pronounce "vexes" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/vɛksɛs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ve·xes**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (8 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "vexes" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "flattering looks and overdone humility so chiming thought shameful and so do I vexes a gentleman to live unknown cannot Vex him 19 the master said a gentleman fears"
- **Watch at 139:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qaKd0kMHAs&t=8382s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "confess that it vexes me to remember how that Stout guess looking youth made a fool of me for Rupert knew that I had met Mr rendel the year before at Dresden"
- **Watch at 15:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foNAQHGVx78&t=956s)

### Example 3
> "us out of trouble such as in a pandemic i think a good example for this is the changing sentiment against vaccinations i mean we have with evidence that worldwide many anti-vexes are or have been converted and now up to receive the job what about internationally um i know germany is a special case with a chancellor who's a scientist herself but what about in other countries well um absolutely but and i'm quite sure"
- **Watch at 5:18**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-THAv_AFMVE&t=318s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "thee it is Temptation which vexes thee and a vain fear which terrifi thee what"
- **Watch at 293:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlEJpaIDTHM&t=17609s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "a wayf farer going along the road vexes them by accident every wasp will come flying out in a fury to defend his little ones even with such rage and"
- **Watch at 140:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5HyD8958Gw&t=8416s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "dean so that he should continue in his place this is not what vexes me replied"
- **Watch at 85:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU9--uA_B7Q&t=5100s)

### Example 7
> "I'm gonna put my kids into public, or private school and forget the issue. Yeah. So that's a great question, and, and one that, that vexes me every day. Because take, take, for example, business folks."
- **Watch at 39:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE9tdLwd7B4&t=2367s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "Socrates seems to do? This is a problem that we will see considerably later in the term that vexes a very important"
- **Watch at 10:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRexM78_Vk&t=620s)


## How to Pronounce "vexes"

- **Syllables**: ve · xes
- **IPA**: `/vɛksɛs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[vex](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vex), [vexe](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vexe)

### Related Concepts
[agitate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/agitate), [irk](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/irk), [irritate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/irritate), [aggravate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/aggravate), [afflict](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/afflict), [grame](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/grame), [torment](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/torment)

## Related Pronunciations

[vees](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vees), [veals](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/veals), [vedges](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vedges), [vee](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vee), [veed](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/veed), [veel](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/veel), [veels](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/veels), [veep](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/veep)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “vexes”?
“vexes” is pronounced /vɛksɛs/ (ve · xes). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “vexes”?
“vexes” has 2 syllables: ve · xes.

### What does “vexes” mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of vex

### How can I hear “vexes” used in real sentences?
This page has 8 real-world video examples of “vexes” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vexes#webpage",
      "url": "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vexes",
      "name": "How to pronounce \"vexes\" in English | SayItVid",
      "description": "Authentic native video pronunciation clips, phonetic IPA transcriptions, and subtitles for the English word \"vexes\".",
      "inLanguage": "en-US",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@type": "WebSite",
        "@id": "https://sayitvid.com/#website",
        "name": "SayItVid",
        "url": "https://sayitvid.com"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vexes#term",
      "name": "vexes",
      "inDefinedTermSet": {
        "@type": "DefinedTermSet",
        "name": "SayItVid English Pronunciation Dictionary",
        "url": "https://sayitvid.com/browse"
      },
      "description": "third-person singular simple present indicative of vex",
      "pronunciationPhonetic": "/vɛksɛs/"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LearningResource",
      "@id": "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vexes#learning-resource",
      "name": "Pronunciation Guide for \"vexes\"",
      "description": "Pronunciation practice and listening training for \"vexes\".",
      "educationalUse": "Pronunciation and Listening Practice",
      "inLanguage": "en-US",
      "learningResourceType": "Video Clip"
    },
    {
      "@type": "VideoObject",
      "@id": "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vexes#video-7qaKd0kMHAs",
      "name": "How to pronounce \"vexes\" in English - Native Speaker Video Example",
      "description": "Watch a native English speaker pronounce \"vexes\" in real conversation: \"flattering looks and overdone humility so chiming thought shameful and so do I vexes a gentleman to live unknown cannot Vex him 19 the master said a gentleman fears\"",
      "thumbnailUrl": [
        "https://img.youtube.com/vi/7qaKd0kMHAs/maxresdefault.jpg",
        "https://img.youtube.com/vi/7qaKd0kMHAs/hqdefault.jpg"
      ],
      "uploadDate": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "contentUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qaKd0kMHAs&t=8382s",
      "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/7qaKd0kMHAs?start=8382",
      "transcript": "flattering looks and overdone humility so chiming thought shameful and so do I vexes a gentleman to live unknown cannot Vex him 19 the master said a gentleman fears",
      "hasPart": {
        "@type": "Clip",
        "name": "Pronunciation of \"vexes\"",
        "startOffset": 8382,
        "endOffset": 8398,
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qaKd0kMHAs&t=8382s"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "FAQPage",
      "@id": "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/vexes#faq",
      "mainEntity": [
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "How do you pronounce “vexes”?",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "“vexes” is pronounced /vɛksɛs/ (ve · xes). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation."
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "How many syllables are in “vexes”?",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "“vexes” has 2 syllables: ve · xes."
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "What does “vexes” mean?",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "third-person singular simple present indicative of vex"
          }
        },
        {
          "@type": "Question",
          "name": "How can I hear “vexes” used in real sentences?",
          "acceptedAnswer": {
            "@type": "Answer",
            "text": "This page has 8 real-world video examples of “vexes” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken."
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```
