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vowel

/ˈvaʊ.əl/noun2 syllables

Vowel means: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open.

Synonyms for vowel3

noun, as in a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

vowel sound

also used for vowel

vowelize, vocalize

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Opposites of vowel

consonant

What does vowel mean?2

noun

1

a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

2

a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with vowel?3

two syllables

towelpowellbowel
Show 37 near rhymes
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Vowel in a sentence

  • The rime consists of the vowel and any final consonants of a syllable.shekitten
  • Assonance is a similarity between words based on their vowel sounds.shekitten
  • Hiatus is when one vowel follows another vowel without creating a diphthong.rul
  • This consonant tends to become voiced between vowels.mailohilohi
  • Vowels use the vocal chords and consonants use the mouth.Eccles17
  • The two vowels form a diphthong that is difficult to pronounce.Nylez
  • English speakers can pronounce a lot of vowels.espamatics
  • Maltese has a unique phonology with a wide range of consonants and vowels.Amastan

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Forms of vowel

as a noun

plural
vowels