How many voiced consonants are in the English Language?

Answer 1

For reasons that have studied in the science of phonetics, the number cannot be pinned down precisely. However, English has about 24 "distinctive" consonant sounds, and of those, about 15 are voiced: three stops; three nasals; five fricative/affricates; four approximants.

Answer 2

If you count Y as a consonant, there are 21 consonants.

If you count Y as a vowel, there are 20 consonants.

The preceding answer deals only with the ways of WRITING consonants using the Latin alphabet. There are, in fact, around 25 distinctive consonants (sounds made by blocking the air as it moves through the mouth) in the English language.

Answer 3

Voiced means spoken using a vibration of the vocal cords.

Sometimes, whether consonants are voiced or voicelessdepends on the word.

* In " This Thursday." for example, the th in 'this' is voiced, but the th in 'Thursday' is not. (try it, touching your voice box as you speak!) * The s in beast is voiceless, but the s in bees is voiced. (It makes a buzzing sound, as it happens!) * v in van is voiced

* b in bin is voiced

* d in den is voiced

* g in gone is voiced We could say that certain letters are invariably voiced. However, it may be better to learn each word as a complete word, speaking it correctly in a relevant sentence, rather than learning the 'rules' and possible exceptions for each letter. Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether a particular consonant in a word is voiced or not. (See Related links)

In view of the fact that some letters are voiced in some words, but voiceless in others, the best guide to pronunciation (voiced versus voiceless) is a dictionary which shows the phonetic symbols for each word. The phonetic alphabet has been specially created to show how words should be pronounced, and includes special symbols to indicate which letters are voiced, and how they should be voiced. For more information, see Related links below this box.

Answer 4

There are 21 consonants in the English language.

Answer 5

21

Answer 6

p, b, t, d, s, z, l, m, r, n,