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vowel sound vs speech sound

speech sound vs vowel sound

vowel sound and speech sound both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vowel sound Yes No No No
speech sound Yes No No No
As nouns, speech sound is a hypernym of vowel sound; that is, speech sound is a word with a broader meaning than vowel sound:
  • vowel sound: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
  • speech sound: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Other hypernyms of vowel sound include phone, sound.
vowel sound (noun) speech sound (noun)
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Difference between vowel sound and speech sound

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