Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short vowel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: short- vow-el
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced shorter than a long vowel.

Inflected Forms

short vowels (plural)

Phrases

long vowel half-long vowel overlong vowel

Frequently Paired Words

long vowel half-long vowel overlong vowel

Questions

What does short vowel mean?: In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced shorter than a long vowel.

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