consonant cluster

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Two or more consonants in succession.

Equivalents

Españolgrupo consonántico

Françaisgroupe consonantique

DeutschKonsonantencluster Konsonantenhäufung

11 more languages

العربيةاِجْتِمَاع السَّاكِنِين التَّقَاء السَّاكِنِين

Danskkonsonantklynge

Suomikonsonanttiyhtymä

Gaeilgecarn consan

Bahasa Indonesiaderet konsonan

日本語子音連結

한국어자음군

Nederlandsconsonantencluster medeklinkercluster medeklinkerstapeling

Polskizbitka spółgłoskowa

Portuguêsencontro consonantal

Examples

“In the word “spare ⟳”, /sp/ is a consonant cluster.”

“The word "scrub" begins with the S-C-R consonant cluster.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

consonant gradation consonant harmony consonant rhyme consonant stem Consonantal consonantalization

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