Alveolar consonant


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Places of
articulation
 • Labial
Bilabial
Labial-velar
Labial-alveolar
Labiodental
 • Bidental
 • Coronal
Linguolabial
Interdental
Dental
Denti-alveolar
Alveolar
Apical
Laminal
Postalveolar
Alveolo-palatal
Retroflex
 • Dorsal
Palatal
Labial-palatal
Velar
Uvular
Uvular-epiglottal
 • Radical
Pharyngeal
Epiglotto-pharyngeal
Epiglottal
 • Glottal
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Alveolars are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge, the internal side of the upper gums (known as the alveoles of the upper teeth). The alveolar consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) are:

IPA Description Example
Language Orthography IPA Meaning
Image:Xsampa-t.png Voiceless alveolar plosive English tap [tʰæp] tap
Image:Xsampa-d.png voiced alveolar plosive English debt [dɛt] debt
Image:Xsampa-n.png alveolar nasal English run [ɹʌn] run
Image:Xsampa-r.png alveolar trill Spanish perro [pero] dog
Image:Xsampa-4.png alveolar flap Spanish pero [peɾo] but
Image:Xsampa-s.png voiceless alveolar fricative English suit [sut] suit
Image:Xsampa-z.png voiced alveolar fricative English zoo [zu] zoo
Image:Xsampa-K2.png voiceless alveolar lateral fricative Mishnaic Hebrew שׂין (śîn) [ɬiːn̪] The letter śîn
Image:Xsampa-Kslash.png voiced alveolar lateral fricative Mishnaic Hebrew למד (lāmedh) [ˈɮɔː.mɛð] The letter lāmedh
Image:Xsampa-rslash2.png alveolar approximant English red [ɹɛd] red
Image:Xsampa-l.png alveolar lateral approximant English loop [lup] loop
Image:Xsampa-lslash.png alveolar lateral flap Venda [vuɺa] to open
Image:Xsampa-doublebarslash.png lateral alveolar click Nama ||î [||ĩĩ] discussed

See also