Speakur

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◌̆

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
◌
IPA
0
Scrabble Score
0
Letters
1
Syllables
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Unique Chars

Meaning

character

The breve, used to mark a vowel letter as having its 'short' sound: ⟨ă⟩ /æ/, ⟨ĕ⟩ /ɛ/, ⟨ĭ⟩ /ɪ/, ⟨ŏ⟩ /ɒ/, ⟨ŭ⟩ /ʌ/.

character

Placed over a vowel letter to indicate that the syllable is short. Also used alone to mark a syllable without stress in a metrical foot or verse: see ⟨˘⟩.

Questions

What does ◌̆ mean?
The breve, used to mark a vowel letter as having its 'short' sound: ⟨ă⟩ /æ/, ⟨ĕ⟩ /ɛ/, ⟨ĭ⟩ /ɪ/, ⟨ŏ⟩ /ɒ/, ⟨ŭ⟩ /ʌ/.

How to pronounce ◌̆

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “◌̆”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “◌̆”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “◌̆” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.