front vowel

noun

Any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth. Examples: "a" in “man” and "e" in “gel”

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Meanings

nounfront vowel (plural front vowels)

plural front vowels

  1. human sciencesAny vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth. Examples: "a" in “man” and "e" in “gel”

Translations

Danish fortungevokal
  • fortungevokalany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Dutch voorklinker
  • voorklinkerany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Finnish etuvokaali
  • etuvokaaliany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
French voyelle antérieure
  • voyelle antérieureany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
German Vorderzungenvokal, vorderer Vokal
  • Vorderzungenvokalany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • vorderer Vokalany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Greek μπροστινό φωνήεν
  • μπροστινό φωνήεν (brostinó foníen)any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Italian vocale anteriore
  • vocale anterioreany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Japanese 前舌母音
  • 前舌母音 (maejitaboin)any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Polish samogłoska przednia
  • samogłoska przedniaany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Portuguese vogal anterior
  • vogal anteriorany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Russian гла́сный пере́днего ря́да
  • гла́сный пере́днего ря́да (glásnyj perédnevo rjáda)any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Spanish vocal anterior
  • vocal anteriorany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Tamil முன்னுயிர்
  • முன்னுயிர் (muṉṉuyir)any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Turkish ince ünlü, ince sesli
  • ince ünlüany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • ince sesliany vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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