Mid front rounded vowel


Vowels beside dots are: unrounded • rounded

The mid front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.

Although there is no dedicated symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the "exact" mid front rounded vowel between close-mid [ø] as alive as open-mid [œ], ⟨ø⟩ is generally used. if precision is desired, diacritics can be used, such(a) as ⟨ø̞⟩ or ⟨œ̝⟩.

Mid front compressed vowel


The mid front compressed vowel is typically transcribed in IPA simply as ⟨ø̞⟩ or ⟨œ̝⟩. This article uses the number one symbol for simplicity. There is no committed diacritic for compression in the IPA. However, the compression of the lips can be exposed with the letter ⟨⟩ as ⟨e̞͡β̞⟩ / ⟨ɛ̝͡β̞⟩ simultaneous [e̞] / [ɛ̝] as well as labial compression or ⟨e̞ᵝ⟩ / ⟨ɛ̝ᵝ⟩ [e̞] / [ɛ̝] modified with labial compression. The spread-lip diacritic ⟨  ͍ ⟩ may also be used with a rounded vowel letters ⟨ø͍˕⟩ / ⟨œ͍˔⟩ as an ad hoc symbol, though technically 'spread' means unrounded.

Because front rounded vowels are assumed to construct compression, and few descriptions extend the distinction, some of the coming after or as a a object that is said of. may actually work protrusion.