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glottal stop vs plosive speech sound

plosive speech sound vs glottal stop

glottal stop and plosive speech sound both are nouns.

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

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