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Synonyms for schwa

  • noun

Most common

natural vowel neutral vowel

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Noun

1. Neutral vowel — an indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA

neutral vowel, natural vowel

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.

Related words

Phrases
schwa indogermanicum schwa primum

Forms

Plural
schwas

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
schwarising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.