Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plosive consonant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: plo-sive -con-so-nant
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

Example Sentences

"his stop consonants are too aspirated"

Synonyms

stop consonant stop occlusive plosive speech sound plosive

Questions

What does plosive consonant mean?: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

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