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diphthong

Diphthong is a 9 letter word which starts with the letter D and ends with the letter G for which we found 3 definitions.

Definition
(n.) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable; as ou in out oi in noise; -- called a proper diphthong.
(n.) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same syllable only one of them being sounded; as ai in rain eo in people; -- called an improper diphthong.
(v. t.) To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize.

Syllable Information

The word diphthong is a 9 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for diphthong is: diph-thong


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