Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-vowel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
semi-vow-el
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

semi-vowels (plural)

Questions

What does semi-vowel mean?
Alternative form of semivowel.

How to pronounce semi-vowel

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