aspirate vs consonant

aspirate and consonant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aspirate	Yes	No	Yes	No
consonant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, consonant is a hypernym of aspirate; that is, consonant is a word with a broader meaning than aspirate:

aspirate (noun)	consonant (noun)
a consonant pronounced with aspiration	a speech sound that is not a vowel
a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.	a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant

aspirate (adjective)	consonant (adjective)
	in keeping
	involving or characterized by harmony

aspirate (verb)	consonant (verb)
inhale (air, water, etc.)
pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
remove by suction