/A/ as in "father"
Classification: Low Back Vowel

Notes: Many dialects of English do not distinguish the /A/ in "father" from the />/ in "caught".

  • F1 near 710 Hz
  • F2 near 1100 Hz
  • F3 near 2640 Hz

    A typical /A/ may look like:

    Speaker: Andrew Cronk
    Word: the /A/ section of the word "hot"

    Speaker: Tim Carmell
    Word: /A/ section from "father"

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