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How to pronounce “vowel

Hear “vowel” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.

Pronunciation guide for vowel

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of vowel with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The Physiology of Opera Singershave to put a glottal stop before the vowel
Definition summary
(phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce vowel

The Physiology of Opera Singers

have to put a glottal stop before the vowel

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “vowel

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
  • (orthography) A letter or diacritic representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w (rarely), y (sometimes).
  • [Verb]
  • (linguistics) To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic).

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