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...are'' (with that '''r''' silent in [[British English]] finally or before a consonant: ''ah''). ...tish English|British]] and [[Commonwealth English]], it is silent before a consonant, though it significantly affects the pronunciation of the preceding vowel:

'''t''' begins consonant clusters: '''cútback, cátkin, chŏrtle, Wéstminster, trêe, stétson, ou Voiced '''th''': '''the'''/'''thê''' ([[schwa]] before a following consonant, '''ê''' before a following vowel), '''thís, thát, thére, thén, òther

It begins consonant clusters: '''bréad, ábdicate, abhŏr, abjûre, óblong, ábnegate, breâk

Obstruent [[consonant]]s are most typically distinguished by voice, among others. English disting

'''p''' begins consonant clusters: '''ápfelstrudel, plús, apnoêa, hypnôsis, hypnótic, présent,

...[[retroflex]] places of articulation as well as large numbers of [[Liquid consonant|liquids]].

A '''consonant''' is a unit of [[language (general)|language]], defined in [[phonetics]] a

'''j''' does not begin consonant clusters, and the only '''jj''' is in '''hàjj''' (which may also be spelt

...nguage]]. Typically, a syllable consists of a [[vowel]] and at least one [[consonant]], though various combinations are possible, including single vowels. The n ...comply with this ''obligatory onset'' rule, except in cases where another consonant is resyllabified to occupy another's onset position as in, ''hab ich'' 'hav

...''dead''). Unlike '''i''', it can also be a consonant (also called a semi-consonant), and as such it often begins words. The sound is that of the end of the '

...nguage, unless one counts the Cherokee ''w'' a labial instead of a [[Velar consonant|velar]]. ! align="left"|[[Nasal consonant|Nasal]]

...initial semivowel, sounding like the word '''yoû'''; it can also be a semi-consonant sounding like '''w''', most often after '''q'''. ...m''' (where it is doubled) and '''Uttóxeter''' (where it precedes a double consonant), and regarded as the more correct pronunciation in '''stûpid, nûclear, n

...rregular wave, while sonorants such as [[vowel]]s and [[nasality|nasal]] [[consonant]]s are more regular. Obstruents which are [[voicing (linguistics)|voiced]]

...l'': the dark ''l'' appears word-finally (''pal'', ''panel'') and before a consonant (''hold''), ''except'' before [j] (''Italian''); otherwise, clear ''l'' app

'''v''' occurs after '''s''' to signify a [[whistled consonant]] in words from the [[Shona language]], as in '''[[Masvingo|Masvíngo]]'''

'''x''' is itself a consonant cluster, and it begins the following accidental ones: '''xb, xcl, xl, xm, x

silent after a vowel, combines to form consonant sounds with preceding consonant -'''h

...[[ancient Egypt]], adapting simplified [[hieroglyphics]] to represent the consonant sounds of the Semitic languages. The Phoenician alphabet, one variant of t

...owel. [n], [ŋ] and [m] can be syllabic, usually in interjections. A single consonant only is permitted as the beginning or 'onset' of the syllable; this positio

'''n''' begins consonant clusters: '''áncestor''' (-ns-), '''cóncrête''' (-ngk-), '''lúnch, ánc