👉 The nucleus of a syllable ➡ The nucleus is the central, most sonorous (prominent) part of a syllable, which typically carries the syllable's peak of sound or loudness. ➡ In most languages, including English, the vowel serves as the nucleus because vowels are the most sonorous sounds.
➡ Example: In the syllable cat /kæt/, the vowel /æ/ is the nucleus.
