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letter vs consonant

consonant vs letter

letter and consonant both are nouns.

letter is not an adjective while consonant is an adjective.

letter is a verb but consonant is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
letter Yes No Yes No
consonant Yes Yes No No
As nouns, consonant is a hyponym of letter; that is, consonant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than letter:
  • letter: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
  • consonant: a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
Other hyponyms of letter include ascender, descender, digram, digraph, initial, A, a, B, b, C, c, D, d, E, e, F, f, G, g, H, h, I, i, J, j, K, k, L, l, M, m, N, n, O, o, P, p, Q, q, R, r, S, s, T, t, U, u, V, v, double-u, W, w, ex, X, x, wye, Y, y, ezed, izzard, Z, z, zed, zee, alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, khi, psi, omega, aleph, beth, gimel, daleth, he, waw, zayin, heth, teth, yodh, kaph, lamedh, mem, nun, samekh, ayin, pe, sadhe, qoph, resh, sin, shin, taw, polyphone, polyphonic letter, block capital, block letter, vowel, yus.
letter (noun) consonant (noun)
a written message addressed to a person or organization 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
an award earned by participation in a school sport
a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
letter (adjective) consonant (adjective)
in keeping
involving or characterized by harmony
letter (verb) consonant (verb)
mark letters on or mark with letters
set down or print with letters
win an athletic letter
Difference between letter and consonant

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