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It depends on which alphabet you're talking about.

In the Latin alphabet, the consonants are: b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z. (w and y are sometimes referred to as semi-vowels or glides).

In the Hebrew alphabet, all of the letters are considered consonants.

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Consonants: B C D F G H J K L M N P Q R S T V W X Y ZVowels: A E I O U (sometimes Y; some people also include W and/or H as semivowels)

Glides: Some people count H W and Y as glides, and not consonants.

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There are 21 in the English alphabet, B C D F G H J K L M N P Q R S T V W X Y Z

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It depends on which alphabet you are talking about.

In English, it's B.

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