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Vowel vs Semiconsonant - What's the difference?

vowel | semiconsonant |

As nouns the difference between vowel and semiconsonant

is that vowel is (phonetics) a sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable while semiconsonant is a semivowel.

vowel

English

(wikipedia vowel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
  • A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a'', ''e'', ''i'', ''o'' and ''u'', and sometimes ''y .

    • Antonyms

    * (sound) consonant * (letter) consonant

    Related terms

    * semivowel * consonant * liquid

    Anagrams

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    semiconsonant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A semivowel.