Velar consonant
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A velar consonant is a consonant that is pronounced with the back part of the tongue against the soft palate, also known as the velum, which is the back part of the roof of the mouth. Velar consonants in English are [k], [g] and [ŋ].
These are the velar consonants in the IPA.
| IPA | Description | Example | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Orthography | IPA | Meaning | ||
| ŋ | voiced velar nasal | English | ri ng | [ɹʷɪŋ] | ring |
| k | voiceless velar plosive | English | skip | [skɪp] | skip |
| ɡ | voiced velar plosive | English | get | [ɡɛt] | get |
| x | voiceless velar fricative | German | Bauch | [baʊx] | abdomen |
| ɣ | voiced velar fricative | Greek | γάτα | [ɣata] | cat |
| ʍ | voiceless labio-velar approximant | English | which | [ʍɪtʃ] | which |
| ɰ | voiced velar approximant | Spanish | pagar | [paɰaɾ] | to pay |
| ʟ | voice velar lateral approximant | Mid-Wahgi | aʟaʟe | [aʟaʟe] | dizzy |
| w | voiced labio-velar approximant | English | witch | [wɪtʃ] | witch |
| kʼ | velar ejective stop | Archi | кIан | [kʼan] | bottom |
| ɠ | voiced velar implosive | Sindhi | g̈əro/ڳرو | [ɠəro] | heavy |
