Place of articulation

In phonetics, the place of articulation refers to the part of the vocal tract where the constriction is made to produce a particular sound. There are eleven commonly-used places of articulation, and a few less commonly used ones.

List of main places of articulation

• bilabial
• labiodental
• apicodental (also known as "dental" or "interdental")
• alveolar
• postalveolar (also known as "alveo-palatal" or "palato-alveolar")
• retroflex
• palatal
• velar
• uvular
• pharyngeal
• glottal

Less-commonly-used places of articulation

• alveolopalatal
• epiglottal

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