The best replacement for vowel is short vowel.

The best alternatives to vowel are rated as following:
★★★★★  short vowel
★★★★★  consonant
★★★  long vowel
★★  constant
★  long vowel sounds
  short
  closed vowel

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Speaking about vowel, one probably shouldn't forget about silent e.

Other search terms related to vowel and their ratings are:
★★★★★ silent e
★★ silent e words
★ r words
★ word
words
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