On this page you'll find 2 example sentences with Obstruent. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as consonant and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Obstruent meaning
Causing obstruction; blocking up.
Synonyms of Obstruent
Using Obstruent
- The main meaning on this page is: Causing obstruction; blocking up.
- Useful related words include: consonant.
Context around Obstruent
- Average sentence length in these examples: 35.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Obstruent
- In this selection, "obstruent" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 35.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, laterals stand out and add context to how "obstruent" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include most are obstruent laterals rather and to another obstruent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "obstruent" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with obstruent
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In North America, a majority of languages do not have rhotics at all and there is a wide variety of lateral sounds though most are obstruent laterals rather than liquids. (30 words)
In many such languages, obstruents are realized as voiced in voiced environments, such as between vowels or between a vowel and a nasal, and voiceless elsewhere, such as at the beginning or end of the word or next to another obstruent. (41 words)
In many such languages, obstruents are realized as voiced in voiced environments, such as between vowels or between a vowel and a nasal, and voiceless elsewhere, such as at the beginning or end of the word or next to another obstruent. (41 words)
In North America, a majority of languages do not have rhotics at all and there is a wide variety of lateral sounds though most are obstruent laterals rather than liquids. (30 words)
Example sentences (2)
In many such languages, obstruents are realized as voiced in voiced environments, such as between vowels or between a vowel and a nasal, and voiceless elsewhere, such as at the beginning or end of the word or next to another obstruent.
In North America, a majority of languages do not have rhotics at all and there is a wide variety of lateral sounds though most are obstruent laterals rather than liquids.