<P> The issue is similar in regard to nasal consonants and / l /, which can appear as the syllable nucleus in unstressed syllables . There are many disyllabic words where one of the syllables has no syllabic vowel, like curtain, and turtle: (ˈkɹ̩tn̩) and (ˈtɹ̩tl̩) (or (ˈkɝːtən), and (ˈtɝːtəl)), and even a few that are, or may be, trisyllabic, such as purpler (ˈpɹ̩. pl̩. ɹ̩), hurdler (ˈhɹ̩. dl̩. ɹ̩), burglar (ˈbɹ̩. ɡl̩. ɹ̩), gurgler (ˈɡɹ̩. ɡl̩. ɹ̩), certainer (ˈsɹ̩. tn̩. ɹ̩), and Ur - turtle (ˈɹ̩. tɹ̩. tl̩). The words wyrm and myrrh contain neither a vowel letter nor a vowel sound in some dialects: (ˈwɹ̩m), (ˈmɹ̩) (or (ˈwɝːm), (ˈmɝː)). </P> <P> A list of English words without vowel sounds (mostly interjections) can be found here . </P> <P> In addition, some unstressed function words may lose their vowel in more rapid speech . The word and frequently contracts to a simple nasal stop' n, as in lock' n key (ˌlɒk ŋ ˈkiː). Words such as will, have, and is regularly contract to' ll (l),' ve (v), and' s (z) (or (s) depending on context). Of these' ll and' s are, like' n, sometimes pronounced without any adjoining vowel, as in It's not . </P>

How many words have no vowels in them