- List of consonants
This is a list of all
consonant s which can be transcribed with a single letter in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet , plus some of the more common consonants which requirediacritic s, ordered by place andmanner of articulation .Ordered by
place of articulation Labial consonant sBilabial consonant s*
bilabial click s IPA| [] "etc."
*bilabial nasal IPA| [m] (man)
*bilabial ejective IPA| [p]
*voiced bilabial implosive IPA| []
*voiceless bilabial plosive IPA| [p] (spin)
*voiced bilabial plosive IPA| [b] (bed)
*voiceless bilabial affricate IPA| [p]
*voiced bilabial affricate IPA| [b]
*voiceless bilabial fricative IPA| []
*voiced bilabial fricative IPA| []
*bilabial approximant IPA| []
*bilabial trill IPA| []Labiodental consonant s*
labiodental approximant IPA| []
*labiodental nasal IPA| [] (symphony)
*voiced labiodental fricative IPA| [v] (van)
*Voiced labiodental plosive
*Voiced labiodental affricate
*voiceless labiodental fricative IPA| [f] (fan)
*voiceless rounded velarized labiodental fricative IPA| [ɧ]
*Voiceless labiodental plosive
*Voiceless labiodental affricate Coronal consonant sDental consonant s*
dental click s IPA| [] "etc."
*dental lateral click s IPA| [̪] "etc."
*dental ejective IPA| [t]
*dental nasal IPA| [n]
*voiced dental fricative IPA| [ð] (this)
*voiced dental implosive IPA| []
*voiced dental plosive IPA| [d]
*voiceless bidental fricative
*voiceless dental fricative IPA| [] (thing)
*voiceless dental plosive IPA| [t]Alveolar consonant s*
alveolar lateral click s IPA| [] "etc."
*alveolar approximant IPA| [] (red)
*alveolar ejective IPA| [t]
*alveolar ejective fricative IPA| [s]
*alveolar flap IPA| []
*alveolar lateral approximant IPA| [l] (lead)
*alveolar lateral flap IPA| []
*alveolar nasal IPA| [n] (none)
*alveolar trill IPA| [r]
*velarized alveolar lateral approximant IPA| []
*voiced alveolar fricative IPA| [z] (zoo)
*voiced alveolar implosive IPA| []
*voiced alveolar lateral fricative IPA| []
*voiced alveolar plosive IPA| [d] (done)
*voiced alveolar affricate IPA|d͡z
*voiceless alveolar fricative IPA| [s] (son)
*voiceless alveolar lateral fricative IPA| []
*voiceless alveolar plosive IPA| [t] (ton)
*voiceless alveolar affricate IPA|t͡s
*voiceless alveolar lateral affricate IPA| [t͡ɬ]
*ejective alveolar lateral affricate IPA| [t͡ɬʼ]
*voiced alveolar lateral affricate IPA| [d͡ɮ]Postalveolar consonant s*(post)alveolar clicks IPA| [] "etc."
*voiced postalveolar affricate IPA| [d] (jug)
*voiced postalveolar fricative IPA| [] (vision)
*voiceless postalveolar affricate IPA| [t] (chip)
*voiceless postalveolar fricative IPA| [] (ship)
=Palatalized postalveolar consonants=*voiced palatalized postalveolar fricative IPA| []
*voiceless palatalized postalveolar fricative IPA| []
*voiced palatalized postalveolar affricate IPA| [d̠͡ʑ]
*voiceless palatalized postalveolar affricate IPA| [t̠͡ɕ]Retroflex consonant s*
retroflex click s IPA| [ǃ˞] "etc."
*retroflex approximant IPA| []
*retroflex flap IPA| []
*retroflex lateral flap IPA| []
*retroflex lateral approximant IPA| []
*voiceless retroflex lateral fricative IPA| []
*retroflex nasal IPA| []
*voiced retroflex fricative IPA| []
*voiced retroflex plosive IPA| []
*voiced retroflex affricate IPA| [ɖ͡ʐ]
*voiceless retroflex fricative IPA| []
*voiceless retroflex plosive IPA| []
*voiceless retroflex affricate IPA| [ʈ͡ʂ] ,Dorsal consonant sPalatal consonant s*
palatal click s IPA| [] "etc."
*palatal lateral click s "IPA| [] " "etc."
*palatal approximant IPA| [j] (yes)
*palatal ejective IPA| [c]
*palatal lateral approximant IPA| []
*voiceless palatal lateral fricative IPA| []
*palatal nasal IPA| []
*voiced palatal fricative IPA| []
*voiced palatal implosive IPA| []
*voiced palatal plosive IPA| []
*voiceless palatal fricative IPA| [ç] (human, but not hum)
*voiceless palatal plosive IPA| [c]
*voiceless palatal lateral affricate IPA| [c͡]
*ejective palatal lateral affricate IPA| [c͡ʼ]
=labialized palatal consonants=*labialized palatal approximant IPA| []
Velar consonant s*
velar approximant IPA| []
*velar ejective IPA| [k]
*velar lateral approximant IPA| []
*voiceless velar lateral fricative IPA| []
*voiced velar fricative IPA| []
*voiced velar implosive IPA| []
*voiced velar plosive IPA| [ɡ] (get)
*voiceless velar fricative IPA| [x]
*voiceless velar plosive IPA| [k] (kick, cat)
*ejective velar lateral affricate IPA| [k͡ʼ]*voiced labialized velar approximant IPA| [w] (witch)
*voiceless labialized velar approximant IPA| [] (which)Uvular consonant s*
uvular ejective IPA| [q]
*uvular nasal IPA| []
*uvular trill IPA| []
*voiced uvular fricative IPA| []
*voiced uvular implosive IPA| []
*voiced uvular plosive IPA| []
*voiceless uvular fricative IPA| []
*voiceless uvular plosive IPA| [q]Radical consonant sPharyngeal consonant s*
voiced pharyngeal fricative IPA| []
*voiceless pharyngeal fricative IPA| []Epiglottal consonant s*
epiglottal plosive IPA| []
*voiced epiglottal fricative IPA| []
*voiceless epiglottal fricative IPA| []Glottal consonant s*murmured glottal fricative or transition IPA| []
*voiceless glottal fricative or transition IPA| [h] (hat)
*glottal plosive IPA| []Ordered by
manner of articulation Nasal consonant s*
alveolar nasal IPA| [n]
*bilabial nasal IPA| [m]
*dental nasal IPA| [n]
*labiodental nasal IPA| []
*palatal nasal IPA| []
*retroflex nasal IPA| []
*uvular nasal IPA| []
*velar nasal IPA| []*
epiglottal plosive IPA| []
*voiced alveolar plosive IPA| [d]
*voiced bilabial plosive IPA| [b]
*voiced dental plosive IPA| [d]
*voiced palatal plosive IPA| []
*voiced retroflex plosive IPA| []
*voiced uvular plosive IPA| []
*voiced velar plosive IPA| [g]
*voiceless alveolar plosive IPA| [t]
*voiceless bilabial plosive IPA| [p]
*voiceless dental plosive IPA| [t]
*voiceless glottal plosive IPA| []
*voiceless palatal plosive IPA| [c]
*voiceless retroflex plosive IPA| []
*voiceless uvular plosive IPA| [q]
*voiceless velar plosive IPA| [k]Fricative consonant s*
alveolar ejective fricative IPA| [s]
*voiced alveolar fricative IPA| [z]
*voiced alveolar lateral fricative IPA| []
*voiced alveolo-palatal fricative IPA| []
*voiced bilabial fricative IPA| []
*voiced dental fricative IPA| [ð]
*voiced epiglottal fricative IPA| []
*voiced glottal fricative IPA| []
*voiced labiodental fricative IPA| [v]
*voiced palatal fricative IPA| []
*voiced pharyngeal fricative IPA| []
*voiced postalveolar fricative IPA| []
*voiced retroflex fricative IPA| []
*voiced uvular fricative IPA| []
*voiced velar fricative IPA| []
*voiceless alveolar fricative IPA| [s]
*voiceless alveolar lateral fricative IPA| []
*voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative IPA| []
*voiceless bilabial fricative IPA| []
*voiceless dental fricative IPA| []
*voiceless epiglottal fricative IPA| []
*voiceless glottal fricative IPA| [h]
*voiceless labiodental fricative IPA| [f]
*voiceless palatal fricative IPA| [ç]
*voiceless palatal-velar fricative IPA| []
*voiceless pharyngeal fricative IPA| []
*voiceless postalveolar fricative IPA| []
*voiceless retroflex fricative IPA| []
*voiceless uvular fricative IPA| []
*voiceless velar fricative IPA| [x]Affricate consonant s*
voiced postalveolar affricate IPA| [d]
*voiceless postalveolar affricate IPA| [t]
*voiceless alveolar affricate IPA| [ts]Approximant consonant s*
alveolar approximant IPA| []
*alveolar lateral approximant IPA| [l]
*bilabial approximant IPA| []
*labial-palatal approximant IPA| []
*labial-velar approximant (voiced) IPA| [w]
*labial-velar approximant (voiceless) IPA| []
*labiodental approximant IPA| []
*palatal approximant IPA| [j]
*palatal lateral approximant IPA| []
*retroflex approximant IPA| []
*retroflex lateral approximant IPA| []
*velar approximant IPA| []
*velar lateral approximant IPA| []
*velarized alveolar lateral approximant IPA| []*
alveolar flap IPA| []
*alveolar lateral flap IPA| []
*retroflex flap IPA| []Trill consonant s*
alveolar trill IPA| [r]
*bilabial trill IPA| []
*uvular trill IPA| []Ejective consonant s*
alveolar ejective fricative IPA| [s]
*alveolar ejective IPA| [t]
*bilabial ejective IPA| [p]
*dental ejective IPA| [t]
*palatal ejective IPA| [c]
*uvular ejective IPA| [q]
*velar ejective IPA| [k]Implosive consonant s*
voiced alveolar implosive IPA| []
*voiced bilabial implosive IPA| []
*voiced dental implosive IPA| []
*voiced palatal implosive IPA| []
*voiced uvular implosive IPA| []
*voiced velar implosive IPA| []Click consonant s*
bilabial click s IPA| [] "etc."
*labiodental click s IPA| [̪] "etc."
*dental click s IPA| [] "etc."
*dental lateral click s IPA| [̪] "etc."
*(post)alveolar clicks IPA| [] "etc."
*alveolar lateral click s IPA| [] "etc."
*retroflex click s IPA| [ǃ˞] "etc."
*palatal click s IPA| [] "etc."
*palatal lateral click s "IPA| [] " "etc."ee also
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Consonant
*Table of consonants
*List of phonetics topics
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