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occlusive vs plosive

plosive vs occlusive

occlusive and plosive both are nouns.

occlusive is an adjective but plosive is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occlusive Yes Yes No No
plosive Yes No No No
As nouns, occlusive and plosive are synonyms defined as:
  • occlusive and plosive: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Other synonyms of occlusive include plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant.
occlusive (noun) plosive (noun)
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
occlusive (adjective) plosive (adjective)
tending to occlude
Difference between occlusive and plosive

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