sonant vs phone

phone vs sonant

sonant and phone both are nouns.

sonant is an adjective but phone is not an adjective.

sonant is not a verb while phone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sonant	Yes	Yes	No	No
phone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, phone is a hypernym of sonant; that is, phone is a word with a broader meaning than sonant:

sonant: a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
phone: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

Other hypernyms of sonant include sound, speech sound.

sonant (noun)	phone (noun)
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

sonant (adjective)	phone (adjective)
produced with vibration of the vocal cords

sonant (verb)	phone (verb)
	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Difference between sonant and phone

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