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English Consonants
The types of sounds the consonants are in English.
| Letter | Sound Type |
|---|---|
| B | Voiced bilabial plosive. |
| D | Voiced alveolar plosive. |
| F | Voiceless labiodental fricative. |
| G | Voiced velar plosive. |
| H | Voiceless glottal fricative. |
| J | Voiced postalveolar affricate. |
| K | Voiceless velar plosive. |
| L | Voiced alveolar lateral approximant. |
| M | Voiced bilabial nasal. |
| N | Voiced alveolar nasal. |
| P | Voiceless bilabial plosive. |
| R | Voiced alveolar, postalveolar, or retroflex approximant. |
| S | Voiceless alveolar fricative. |
| T | Voiceless alveolar plosive. |
| V | Voiced labiodental fricative. |
| W | Voiced labial-velar approximant. |
| Y | Voiced palatal approximant. |
| Z | Voiced alveolar fricative. |