/e/ as in "bed"
/e/ is a mid front vowel of General American English, as in "bed" and "pen." To produce it, jaw slightly open, tongue mid-front. Phoneme provides native-speaker audio and minimal-pair contrasts so learners can hear and practice this vowel.
/e/
bedalso: pen
How to make /e/
mid front vowel — jaw slightly open, tongue mid-front.
Also written as
- /ɛ/
- used by many American dictionaries and in narrow transcription
Sounds that learners confuse with /e/
Minimal pairs for /e/
| /e/ | /æ/ |
|---|---|
| bed | bad |
| pen | pan |
| men | man |
| pet | pat |
| bet | bat |
| ten | tan |
| fed | fad |
| leg | lag |