Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasal consonant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: nasal -con-so-nant
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A consonant sound produced by air moving though the nose with the mouth passage occluded.

Inflected Forms

nasal consonants (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nasal vowel

Synonyms

nasal

Questions

What does nasal consonant mean?: A consonant sound produced by air moving though the nose with the mouth passage occluded.

How to pronounce nasal consonant

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