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vowel vs shwa

shwa vs vowel

vowel and shwa both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vowel Yes No No No
shwa Yes No No No
As nouns, shwa is a hyponym of vowel; that is, shwa is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vowel:
  • vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
  • shwa: a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
vowel (noun) shwa (noun)
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
Difference between vowel and shwa

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