Explore Intervocalic through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Intervocalic in a sentence
Intervocalic meaning
Existing or occurring between vowels.
Using Intervocalic
- The main meaning on this page is: Existing or occurring between vowels.
Context around Intervocalic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Intervocalic
- In this selection, "intervocalic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, initial, glide and stops stand out and add context to how "intervocalic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the intervocalic h there and as an intervocalic glide after. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "intervocalic" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with intervocalic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Affricatives may be encountered in initial, intervocalic, and final position. (10 words)
The primary characteristics dividing the two are: * Lenition of intervocalic stops, which happens to the northwest but not to the southeast. (21 words)
These are indicated in writing using the voiced aspirates consonants (gh, dh, bh, etc.) and the intervocalic h. There are two major theories on how the Proto-Gurmukhī script emerged in the 15th century. (34 words)
The j-series represents the semivowel equivalent to English "y", and is used word-initially and as an intervocalic glide after a syllable ending in i: -a-jo for -αῖος main (-aios); a-te-mi-ti-jo for Ἀρτεμίτιος main (Artemitios). (41 words)
These are indicated in writing using the voiced aspirates consonants (gh, dh, bh, etc.) and the intervocalic h. There are two major theories on how the Proto-Gurmukhī script emerged in the 15th century. (34 words)
The primary characteristics dividing the two are: * Lenition of intervocalic stops, which happens to the northwest but not to the southeast. (21 words)
Example sentences (4)
Affricatives may be encountered in initial, intervocalic, and final position.
The j-series represents the semivowel equivalent to English "y", and is used word-initially and as an intervocalic glide after a syllable ending in i: -a-jo for -αῖος main (-aios); a-te-mi-ti-jo for Ἀρτεμίτιος main (Artemitios).
The primary characteristics dividing the two are: * Lenition of intervocalic stops, which happens to the northwest but not to the southeast.
These are indicated in writing using the voiced aspirates consonants (gh, dh, bh, etc.) and the intervocalic h. There are two major theories on how the Proto-Gurmukhī script emerged in the 15th century.