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glottal catch vs plosive consonant

plosive consonant vs glottal catch

glottal catch and plosive consonant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glottal catch Yes No No No
plosive consonant Yes No No No
As nouns, plosive consonant is a hypernym of glottal catch; that is, plosive consonant is a word with a broader meaning than glottal catch:
  • glottal catch: a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
  • plosive consonant: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Other hypernyms of glottal catch include occlusive, plosive, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant.
glottal catch (noun) plosive consonant (noun)
a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Difference between glottal catch and plosive consonant

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