👉 Assonants are a type of word that contains two or more vowels in its first syllable, forming a consonant cluster. In other words, they sound like two separate sounds combined. As an example, the English word "aspiring" has two vowel clusters at the beginning: /ˈaɪsɪŋpɪʃən/ and /ˈaɪsɪŋpɪʃən/. These are assonants because they are pronounced differently in each syllable.
