The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GLOTTAL , but the solution may also be PALATAL which is one of the most recent solution (1965 in New York Times).
Term in phonetics crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GLOTTAL | 33 % | 7 |
| PALATAL | 33 % | 7 |
| LENE | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Term in phonetics
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- palatal
- glottal
- assimilation
- medial
- spirant
- surd
- final
- sweet
- linguistics
- phonology
- affricate
- articulatory phonetics
Crossword Answer definitions
GLOTTAL noun- A sound made with the glottis
- Of or relating to the glottis.
- Articulated with the glottis.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result GLOTTAL
More clues leading to the result PALATAL
- Kind of consonant
- Kind of vowel
- Relating to the roof of the mouth
- Spoken with the tongue near the roof of the mouth
- Type of consonant
- Like some consonants, as the nasal "n"
- Like tongue-against-roof-of-the-mouth consonants
- Like some consonants
- Certain consonant
- Pronounced in a certain way.