Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voice onset time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: voice on-set -time
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of time that passes between the release of a stop consonant and the onset of voicing.

Inflected Forms

voice onset times (plural)

Synonyms

VOT

Questions

What does voice onset time mean?: The amount of time that passes between the release of a stop consonant and the onset of voicing.

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