/ei/ as in "bay"

Classification: Diphthong - Mid Front to High Front Vowel

Notes: The phoneme /ei/ varies considerably, but look for a wedge shape formed as f2 heads toward f3. The formants begin near /E/ or /I/ norms and head to /i:/.

A typical /ei/ may look like:


Speaker: Andrew Cronk
Word: the /ei/ section of the word "hate"


Speaker: Tim Carmell
Word: "bay"

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