Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high vowel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: high- vow-el
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a vowel sound made with your tongue near the top of your mouth.

Example Sentences

"The vowel in seat is a close vowel and that in sat a fairly open vowel."

Synonyms

close vowel

Questions

What does high vowel mean?: a vowel sound made with your tongue near the top of your mouth.

How to pronounce high vowel

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