Synonyms for vowel
Definitions
- v. 1
To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic).
Related words
- Word family
- vowelization vowelize
- Phrases
- vowel mutation back vowel dark vowel gliding vowel half-long vowel linking vowel natural vowel neutral vowel
- Is a kind of
- sonorant resonant
Forms
- Past participle
- voweled
e.g. voweled → vocalized, vowelized…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| vowel | steady | |
| vocalize | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- vocalize3, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vocalize3 = 3 syllables).