/@/ as in "bat"
Classification: Mid-Low Front Vowel

Notes: The phoneme, /@/ has the most evenly distributed formants of the vowels.

  • F1 near 690 Hz
  • F2 near 1660 Hz
  • F3 near 2490 Hz

    A typical /@/ may look like:

    Speaker: Andrew Cronk
    Word: the /E/ section of the word "had"

    Speaker: Tim Carmell
    Word: "bat"

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