noun🔗ShareVocalA sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable."The word "orange" contains the vowel sound "o". "La palabra "orange" contiene el sonido vocálico "o".grammarlanguagephoneticslinguisticssoundwordwritingeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVocalA letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y."The word "queen" has three vowels: two "e"s and one "u". "La palabra "queen" tiene tres vocales: dos "e" y una "u".languagephoneticsgrammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVocalizarTo add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic)"The student needed to vowel the Hebrew word to pronounce it correctly. "El estudiante necesitaba vocalizar la palabra hebrea para pronunciarla correctamente.languagewritinglinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading