back vowel

noun

Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth, such as /uː/ in rule or /əʊ/ in pole.

Similar
dark vowel
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Meanings

nounback vowel (plural back vowels)

plural back vowels

  1. human sciencesAny vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth, such as /uː/ in rule or /əʊ/ in pole.

    Synonyms: dark vowel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth, such as /uː/ in rule or /əʊ/ in pole.

Similar
dark vowel
Also see
dark vowel

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 後元音 /后元音
  • 後元音 /后元音 (hòuyuányīn)any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Danish bagtungevokal
  • bagtungevokalany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Dutch achterklinker
  • achterklinkerany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Finnish takavokaali
  • takavokaaliany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
French voyelle postérieure
  • voyelle postérieureany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
German Hinterzungenvokal, hinterer Vokal
  • Hinterzungenvokalany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • hinterer Vokalany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Greek πίσω φωνήεν
  • πίσω φωνήεν (píso foníen)any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Japanese 後舌母音
  • 後舌母音 (atojitaboin)any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Korean 후설모음
  • 후설모음 (huseolmo'eum)any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Polish samogłoska tylna
  • samogłoska tylnaany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Portuguese vogal posterior
  • vogal posteriorany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Russian гла́сный за́днего ря́да
  • гла́сный за́днего ря́да (glásnyj zádnevo rjáda)any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Spanish vocal posterior
  • vocal posteriorany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Swedish bakre vokal
  • bakre vokalany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Tamil பின்னுயிர்
  • பின்னுயிர் (piṉṉuyir)any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Turkish kalın ünlü, kalın sesli
  • kalın ünlüany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • kalın sesliany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • art ünlüany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
  • art sesliany vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth
Cite this entry
APA

back vowel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20vowel

MLA

“back vowel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20vowel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back vowel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20vowel.

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