The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCHWAS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Most common vowel sounds in English crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCHWAS | 100 % | 6 |
Why may SCHWAS be the right solution?
"Schwa" refers to the most common vowel sound in English, which is the neutral vowel sound often represented by the symbol ə. This sound is found in unstressed syllables and is very common in the English language. "Schwas" is the plural form of "schwa."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Most common vowel sounds in English
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pronunciation
- great vowel shift
- diphthong
- short
- shorts
- broad
- long
- round
- smith
- emir
- uganda
- american
Crossword Answer definitions
SCHWAS noun- An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
- The character ə.
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