Postalveolar consonant

Places of articulation
Labial consonant
Bilabial consonant
Labiodental consonant
Linguolabial consonant
Coronal consonant
Interdental consonant
Dental consonant
Retroflex consonant
Alveolar consonant
Postalveolar consonant
Alveolo-palatal consonant
Dorsal consonant
Palatal consonant
Labial-palatal consonant
Velar consonant
Labial-velar consonant
Uvular consonant
Pharyngeal consonant
Epiglottal consonant
Glottal consonant


Postalveolar (or palato-alveolar) consonants are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue between the alveolar ridge (the place of articulation for alveolar consonants) and the palate (the place of articulation for palatal consonants).

The postalveolar consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:


IPA SymbolNameExampleMeaning
ʃ voiceless palato-alveolar fricative English [ɹʌʃ] rush
ʒ voiced palato-alveolar fricative English [ɹuʒ] rouge


See also

ar:لثوي غاري fr:consonne post-alvéolaire


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