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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short e

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
short- e
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The vowel sound /ɛ/, as in the words "pet" and "sled". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in betting as contrasted with meting.)

Inflected Forms

short e's (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

long a short a long i short i long o short o long u short u

Antonyms

long e

Questions

What does short e mean?
The vowel sound /ɛ/, as in the words "pet" and "sled". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in betting as contrasted with meting.)

How to pronounce short e

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