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An upside-down e, for the unstressed vowel of English about.
Also known as: Inverted e, Upside-down e, Turned e
In the International Phonetic Alphabet an inverted e denotes schwa, the mid central vowel. It is the unstressed vowel of English about, sofa and the second syllable of water, and is the most frequent vowel sound in spoken English.
Denotes a mid central vowel, articulated with the tongue in a neutral position at the centre of the vowel space.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is the vowel of unstressed syllables in English, as in about and sofa, and is the most frequently occurring vowel sound in the language.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A letter e rotated through half a turn, its horizontal bar across the middle and the gap opening at the upper left.