/i:/ as in "beet"
Classification: High Front Vowel

Notes: The phoneme, /i:/, has the maximum distance between F1 and F2 of all the vowels.

  • F1 near 280 Hz
  • F2 near 2250 Hz
  • F3 near 2900 Hz

    A typical /i:/ may look like:

    Speaker: Andrew Cronk
    Word: the /i:/ section of the word "heed"

    Speaker: Tim Carmell
    Word: "beat"

    References:
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