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Encyclopedia > Tap consonant
Manners of articulation
Nasal consonant
Stop consonant
Fricative consonant
Lateral consonant
Approximant consonant
Semivowel
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In phonetics, a flap or tap is a type of consonantal sound, which is produced with a single contraction of the muscles so that one articulator is thrown against another. The main difference between a flap and a stop consonant is that in a flap, there is no buildup of air pressure behind the place of articulation.


The flap or tap consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

IPA Symbol Name Example Meaning
ɾ Alveolar flap Spanish [ peɾo] pero (="but")
ɺ Lateral alveolar flap
ɽ retroflex flap
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