Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velar consonant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
ve-lar -con-so-nant
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate

Synonyms

velar

Questions

What does velar consonant mean?
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate

How to pronounce velar consonant

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