Labio-dentalHere we have information about labio-dentals. We will define what a labio-dental is, show you some examples of words that contain a labio-dental, and even provide audio recordings so that you can listen to these examples, solidifying your overall understanding of labio-dentals.
“Labio” refers to “lips,” and “dental” to “teeth.” Therefore, a labio-dental place of articulation means the sound is produced with your lip against your teeth.
Two sounds that are classified as labio-dentals include f and v, which are both notated on the IPA chart of American English consonants.
A couple of examples of words that contain these sounds are “Fish” and “Vote.” Below you can see their IPA transcriptions with the labio-dental indicated by a color.
We have also recorded these words for your convenience. For each example, you will first hear the pronunciation of the labio-dental, followed by the word.
Fish = [fɪʃ]
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Vote = [vot]
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American English IPA Consonants
Go here to view all of the American English IPA consonants in their sound classification chart.
Inter-dental
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