Close front unrounded vowel

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Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right
represents a rounded vowel.
IPA – number 301
IPA – text i
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Entity i
X-SAMPA i
Kirshenbaum i
Sound sample (help·info)


The close front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is i, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is i.

The vowel [i] is very common, occurring phonemically in almost all languages with three or more vowels.

  • Its vowel height is close, which means the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
  • Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
  • Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are spread.

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Croatian vino [viːno̞] 'wine'
Dutch biet [bit] 'beet' See Dutch phonology
English beet [biːt] 'beet' See English phonology
Faroese il [iːl] 'sole'
French fini [fini] 'finished' See French phonology
German Ziel [tsiːl] 'goal' See German phonology
Greek πίνω [ˈpino̞] 'I drink' Also represented by <η>, <υ>, <ει>, <οι>, and <υι>. See Modern Greek phonology
Hungarian í'v' [iːv] 'arch' See Hungarian phonology
Icelandic líka [liːka] 'also'
Irish sí [ʃiː] 'she' See Irish phonology
Italian qui [kwi] 'here' See Italian phonology
Japanese 銀/gin [giɴ] 'silver' See Japanese phonology
Norwegian is [iːs] 'ice' See Norwegian phonology
Polish i [i] 'and' See Polish phonology
Portuguese li [liː] 'I read' See Portuguese phonology
Romanian insulă [ˈinsulə] 'island' See Romanian phonology
Russian лист [lʲist] 'list' Only occurs word-initially or after palatalized consonants. See Russian phonology
Scottish Gaelic chì [xiː] 'shall see'
Serbian милина/milina [milina] 'enjoyment'
Spanish tipo [ˈt̪ipo] 'type' May also be represented by . See Spanish phonology
Swedish is [iːs] (help·info) 'ice' See Swedish phonology
Turkish ip [ip] 'rope'
Vietnamese ty [tī] 'bureau' See Vietnamese phonology
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