Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vocal tract

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: vo-cal -tract
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(anatomy) Portion of the human body where speech sounds are articulated.

noun

Portion of a bird's anatomy that filters or modifies sound; the syrinx, oral cavity, and beak, plus portions of the esophagus and trachea.

Example Sentences

"The vocal tract. The further office which the nose performs, namely, that of contributing to the proper modulation of the voice, depends in great measure on the various cavities and sinuses contiguous to the nasal fossæ."
"...the tube of the throat between the larynx and the oral cavity, which is called the pharynx; the oral cavity; and the nasal cavity. These passages are collectively known as the vocal tract."
"Beak motions are not necessarily the only means by which birds might vary the acoustic properties of the vocal tract."

Inflected Forms

vocal tracts (plural)

Questions

What does vocal tract mean?: (anatomy) Portion of the human body where speech sounds are articulated.

How to pronounce vocal tract

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