Les voyelles semi-ouvertes et semi-fermées en français

In French, syllables are either open (ending in a vowel) or closed (ending in a consonant). Note that this applies to spoken, not written, French! The pronunciation of the vowels [e], [ɛ], [ø], [œ], and [o], [ɔ] depends heavily on the structure of the syllable (open or closed) in which they appear.