Collocations for "vowel"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "vowel" in context.
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vowel
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- a [single, double, triple, silent, long, nasal, false] vowel
- the [following, preceding] vowel
- the vowel that [follows]
- (is) [followed] by a vowel
- [missed, forgot, left out] the vowel
- the (English) alphabet [has, contains] five vowels
- there [is, should be] an accent on the vowel
- the [pronunciation, order] of vowels
- vowels and [consonants, diphthongs]
- the vowel's pronunciation
'vowel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):