Diphthongs

Synonyms for "diphthongs" (8 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
gliding voweltwo vowel sound

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
two-letter voweltwo-vowel transition

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
vocal glidevowel digraphvowel glidevowel sequence

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

1 entries

More specific

5 entries
au digraphcentering diphthongei digraphoi digraphrising diphthong

Collocations

6 entries
English diphthongscentering diphthongdiphthong soundgliding vowelrising diphthongvowel glide

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I think it might be useful if you could add how to output the diphthongs (with small ya/yu/yo) and geminate consonants (with small tsu).

Source: tatoeba (328069)

Many among us are not familiar with diphthongs but they are found in every phrase, sentence and paragraph. Question: How important are they in the ZamboangueƱo Chavacano language and what does "diphthong" mean? Answer: They are very important! Diphthongs are combinations of two vowels pronounced together in the same syllable, which produce a new distinct sound.

Source: tatoeba (4624642)

How many vowels does English have? If you said five, you were wrong. Standard British English has twelve, not counting diphthongs.

Source: tatoeba (6049604)

English is difficult to pronounce because of its ambiguous vowels and diphthongs and consonantal clusters. Is it really suitable as an international language?

Source: tatoeba (10372253)

Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.

More for "diphthongs"