There are three sounds, only one a vowel.
Axe (ax) has one vowel sound (short A as in apple) but the consonant X has a double sound (trailing sibilant) that sounds like KS. (ahks) The E is silent.
The word act similarly has a trailing T. (ahkt)
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Securis is the word for Axe.
Securis is the latin word for axe.
Ithanwa is the Kikuyu word for the English word axe.
An axe wound is just like it sounds. It is a wound created by an axe. It is also sometimes used as a vulgar slang for part of the female anatomy.
Two sounds
44 sounds
The word "stake" has four sounds: /s/ - /t/ - /Δ/ - /k/.
seven sounds
The word "an" contains 1 sound, which is the sound of the short vowel "a."
axe
Pickaxe?
We only have 26 letters, but there are 44 speech sounds.