Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-long

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: half--long
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between a short vowel and a long vowel in length.

noun

A vowel that is between a short vowel and a long vowel in length.

Example Sentences

"In French most vowels are half-long, and are only occasionally lengthened or shortened into full longs and shorts."

Inflected Forms

half-longs (plural)

Synonyms

half-long vowel

Questions

What does half-long mean?: Between a short vowel and a long vowel in length.

How to pronounce half-long

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