How to spell vowel

Vowel is spelled V-O-W-E-L.

hear itvow·el/'vaʊəl/nounLong vowels

What it means: A speech sound made with an open mouth, or its letter.

In a sentence: A, E, I, O, and U are each a vowel.

Same family: vowels, vowel sound, vocal, vocalize, vocalic. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "vowel" comes from Old French "vouel," from Latin "vocalis (littera)," meaning "vocal (letter)," the kind of letter you can pronounce on its own as a full sound.

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