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reduced vowel vs vowel sound

vowel sound vs reduced vowel

reduced vowel and vowel sound both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reduced vowel Yes No No No
vowel sound Yes No No No
As nouns, vowel sound is a hypernym of reduced vowel; that is, vowel sound is a word with a broader meaning than reduced vowel:
  • reduced vowel: an unstressed, central variant of a fuller vowel.
  • vowel sound: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
Other hypernyms of reduced vowel include vowel.
reduced vowel (noun) vowel sound (noun)
an unstressed, central variant of a fuller vowel. a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
Difference between reduced vowel and vowel sound

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