Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasal vowel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: nasal vow-el
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.

Inflected Forms

nasal vowels (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nasal consonant

Antonyms

oral vowel

Questions

What does nasal vowel mean?: A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.

How to pronounce nasal vowel

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