Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mid vowel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: mid vow-el
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(linguistics) Any vowel sound made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low.

Example Sentences

"A consonant and a following mid vowel must agree in backness."

Questions

What does mid vowel mean?: (linguistics) Any vowel sound made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low.

How to pronounce mid vowel

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