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glottal stop vs plosive

plosive vs glottal stop

glottal stop and plosive both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glottal stop Yes No No No
plosive Yes No No No
As nouns, plosive is a hypernym of glottal stop; that is, plosive 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
  • plosive: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Other hypernyms of glottal stop include occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant.
glottal stop (noun) plosive (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 stop and plosive

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