Unstressed Syllables and Schwa /ə/
Within a multi-syllable word, an unstressed syllable is frequently located next to a stressed syllable. Often, this vowel sound is not phonetic (not pronounced the way it is spelled), and is instead pronounced with a quick, neutral vowel sound called schwa. Because schwa is a function of syllable stress and not spelling, schwa can have almost any spelling.
In dictionary transcriptions, the vowel sound scwha is represented with an upside-downe: /ə/.
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