Language
Dutch
Unit
Klinkers
IPA
/ɛ/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for korte klinkers - /ɛ/.

Quick tip

Short vowels are pronounced quickly and are never held long.

Letters and IPA

Letters

e

/ɛ/

Practice words

  • bed

  • pen

  • met

  • lek

  • net

Minimal pairs

  • bed / bad
  • pen / pan
  • net / nat
  • lek / lak
  • pet / pat

How to produce this sound

Open your mouth slightly more than for 'e' in 'bed'. The tongue is low-mid and front, lips relaxed.

Common mix-ups

  • bed / bad
  • pen / pan
  • net / nat
  • lek / lak
  • pet / pat

Closest comparison

bed, red, pen, men, get

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