# vocoid

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvoʊ.kɔɪd/

## Definitions
1. A phonetic vowel, as opposed to a phonological one.
2. A sound or segment that has some vowel-like feature and may or may not be able to occupy a nucleus; often includes semivowels, semiconsonants, and any non-syllabic or non-nucleic vowel

## Etymology
From voc(al) + -oid. First appears c. the 1940s, coined by Kenneth Lee Pike, American linguist (1912-2000).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vocoid