Open-mid front unrounded vowel

Phonetic and orthographic realization of the half-open front unrounded vowel tongue in different languages:

  • German: [ ɛ ]: standard pronunciation of the short stressed Examples: nice [ nɛt ], real [ ɛçt ]
  • Examples: cheese [ kɛ zə ː ], 'd [ vɛ ː ɐst ]
  • Examples: branches [ ɛstə ], half [ hɛlftə ]
  • English: [ ɛ ]: standard pronunciation of the short stressed Examples: let [ lɛt ], men [ mɛn ]
  • French: [ ɛ ]: è, ê, ai, ay, ei, ey; e often Examples: après [ apʀɛ ], fête [ fɛt ] merci [ mɛʀsi ], fait [ fɛ ], pleine [ plɛn ]
  • Examples: besoin [ bəzwɛ ] matin [ matɛ ], bien [ bjɛ ], faim [ fɛ ], plein [ plɛ ]
International Phonetic Alphabet Epsilon X-SAMPA Kirshenbaum Front vowel Roundedness Consonant Place of articulation Labial consonant Bilabial consonant Labiodental consonant Dental consonant Alveolar consonant Retroflex consonant Palatal consonant Velar consonant Uvular consonant Pharyngeal consonant Glottal consonant Manner of articulation Flap consonant Fricative consonant Approximant consonant Implosive consonant Ejective consonant
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