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glottal stop vs occlusive

occlusive vs glottal stop

glottal stop and occlusive both are nouns.

glottal stop is not an adjective while occlusive is an adjective.

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

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