Phrase guide

consonant cluster

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Two or more consonants in succession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Examples

  • In the word “spare”, /sp/ is a consonant cluster.
  • The word "scrub" begins with the S-C-R consonant cluster.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِجْتِمَاع السَّاكِنِين (ijtimāʕ as-sākinīn) — consonant cluster
  • Arabic: التَّقَاء السَّاكِنِين (at-taqāʔ as-sākinīn) — consonant cluster
  • Basque: kontsonante multzo — consonant cluster
  • Catalan: grup consonàntic — consonant cluster
  • Chinese Mandarin: 複輔音 /复辅音 (fùfǔyīn) — consonant cluster
  • Danish: konsonantklynge — consonant cluster
  • Dutch: medeklinkerstapeling — consonant cluster
  • Dutch: medeklinkercluster — consonant cluster
  • Dutch: consonantencluster — consonant cluster
  • Estonian: kaashäälikuühend — consonant cluster
  • Finnish: konsonanttiyhtymä — consonant cluster
  • French: groupe consonantique — consonant cluster
  • Galician: grupo consonántico — consonant cluster
  • German: Konsonantenhäufung — consonant cluster
  • German: Konsonantencluster — consonant cluster
  • Icelandic: gugus konsonan — consonant cluster
  • Indonesian: deret konsonan — consonant cluster
  • Irish: carn consan — consonant cluster
  • Japanese: 子音連結 — consonant cluster
  • Korean: 자음군 (ja'eumgun) — consonant cluster
  • Norwegian: konsonantkluster — consonant cluster
  • Persian: خوشه همخوانی — consonant cluster
  • Polish: zbitka spółgłoskowa — consonant cluster
  • Portuguese: encontro consonantal — consonant cluster
  • Romanian: grup consonantic — consonant cluster
  • Spanish: grupo consonántico — consonant cluster
  • Swedish: konsonantkluster — consonant cluster
  • Turkish: ünsüz kümesi — consonant cluster
  • Vietnamese: cụm phụ âm — consonant cluster