English pronunciation · Words Starting with V
Vowel Pronunciation
Vowel is pronounced VOW-uhl, IPA /ˈvaʊəl/.
VOW-uhl
US /ˈvaʊəl/ · UK /ˈvaʊəl/
Syllables: VOW · uhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A speech sound made with the air flowing freely, or the letter that stands for one.
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Vowel in a Sentence
- English has five vowel letters and about twenty vowel sounds.
- The vowel in bed is shorter than the one in bead.
- Welsh counts w and y among its vowels.
Common Mispronunciations of Vowel
Not VOH-uhl
Open the first part to the ow of cow instead of the oh of go, so it begins the way vow does.
Not VOW-el
Let the second syllable sag to a weak uhl, the ending towel and trowel also take.
Tip: Vowel and towel rhyme exactly, and both can squeeze into one beat in fast speech.
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