consonant vs alveolar consonant

alveolar consonant vs consonant

consonant and alveolar consonant both are nouns.

consonant is an adjective but alveolar consonant is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, alveolar consonant is a hyponym of consonant; that is, alveolar consonant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consonant:

consonant: a speech sound that is not a vowel
alveolar consonant: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

Other hyponyms of consonant include alveolar, dental, dental consonant, obstruent, aspirate, labial, labial consonant, labiodental, labiodental consonant, nasal, nasal consonant, lingual, liquid, geminate, surd, voiceless consonant, velar, velar consonant, guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant, ejective, ejective consonant, post-alveolar, post-alveolar consonant, postalveolar, postalveolar consonant, oral consonant, coronal consonant.

consonant (noun)	alveolar consonant (noun)
a speech sound that is not a vowel	a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant

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

Difference between consonant and alveolar consonant

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