Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coronal consonant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: coro-nal -con-so-nant
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(phonetics) articulated with the flexible front part of the tongue.

Example Sentences

"Only the coronal consonants can be divided into apical (using the tip of the tongue), laminal (using the blade of the tongue), domed (with the tongue bunched up), or subapical (using the underside of the tongue), as well as a few rarer orientations, because only the front of the tongue has such dexterity."

Questions

What does coronal consonant mean?: (phonetics) articulated with the flexible front part of the tongue.

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