Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lax vowel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: lax vow-el
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vowel produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.

Example Sentences

"Some vowels in English are made with roughly the same tongue position as the tense vowels, but with less constricted articulation; they are called lax vowels."

Etymology

Compound of lax + vowel.

Inflected Forms

lax vowels (plural)

Antonyms

tense vowel

Questions

What does lax vowel mean?: A vowel produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.
Where does lax vowel come from?: Compound of lax + vowel.

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