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consonant vs letter of the alphabet

letter of the alphabet vs consonant

consonant and letter of the alphabet both are nouns.

consonant is an adjective but letter of the alphabet is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consonant Yes Yes No No
letter of the alphabet Yes No No No
As nouns, letter of the alphabet is a hypernym of consonant; that is, letter of the alphabet is a word with a broader meaning than consonant:
  • consonant: a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
  • letter of the alphabet: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Other hypernyms of consonant include alphabetic character, letter.
consonant (noun) letter of the alphabet (noun)
a speech sound that is not a vowel the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
consonant (adjective) letter of the alphabet (adjective)
in keeping
involving or characterized by harmony
Difference between consonant and letter of the alphabet

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