diphthong

About 0.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
2. noun A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
3. noun A vowel digraph or ligature.

Similar words

dipthong diphthongisation diphthongization diphthongation dialefe gliding vowel dissyllable diaeresis dark vowel dental

Often followed by

is in and or of with as was to

Word family

diphthongal diphthongs