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plosive consonant vs glottal stop

glottal stop vs plosive consonant

plosive consonant and glottal stop both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plosive consonant Yes No No No
glottal stop Yes No No No
As nouns, glottal stop is a hyponym of plosive consonant; that is, glottal stop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plosive consonant:
  • plosive consonant: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
  • glottal stop: a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
Other hyponyms of plosive consonant include labial stop, glottal catch, glottal plosive, click, suction stop.
plosive consonant (noun) glottal stop (noun)
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
Difference between plosive consonant and glottal stop

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