IPA Consonants in Pairs: Voiced and Voiceless

Voiceless: Pronounce them in whisper with only breath no sound and put your fingers on your Adam's Apple and it should not vibrate when pronouncing voiceless sounds.
Voiced: Pronounce them normally.

Click "Learn" next to each sound to explore and practice it. Make sure to study all the following IPA consonants to enhance your pronunciation skills.

IPA Consonants (Voiced and Voiceless Pairs)

IPA Symbol (Voiceless) IPA Symbol (Voiced)
/p/ as in pet Learn /b/ as in bat Learn
/t/ as in tape Learn /d/ as in drip Learn
/k/ as in keep Learn /g/ as in game Learn
/f/ as in fan Learn /v/ as in van
/θ/ as in think /ð/ as in this
/s/ as in sit /z/ as in zoo
/ʃ/ as in shy /ʒ/ as in measure
/tʃ/ as in chat /dʒ/ as in judge

IPA Consonants with No Pairs

IPA Symbol Sound Description
/m/ as in man Voiced bilabial nasal
/n/ as in net Voiced alveolar nasal
/Å‹/ as in sing Voiced velar nasal
/h/ as in hat Voiceless glottal fricative
/l/ as in lip Voiced alveolar lateral approximant
/r/ as in rat Voiced alveolar trill
/j/ as in yes Voiced palatal approximant
/w/ as in wine Voiced labio-velar approximant

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