Meanings
nounconsonant cluster (plural consonant clusters)
plural consonant clusters
- human sciencesTwo or more consonants in succession.
In the word “spare”, /sp/ is a consonant cluster.
1 more example
The word "scrub" begins with the S-C-R consonant cluster.
Translations
Arabic اِجْتِمَاع السَّاكِنِين, التَّقَاء السَّاكِنِين
- اِجْتِمَاع السَّاكِنِين (ijtimāʕ as-sākinīn)consonant cluster
- التَّقَاء السَّاكِنِين (at-taqāʔ as-sākinīn)consonant cluster
Basque kontsonante multzo
- kontsonante multzoconsonant cluster
Catalan grup consonàntic
- grup consonànticconsonant cluster
Chinese Mandarin 複輔音 /复辅音
- 複輔音 /复辅音 (fùfǔyīn)consonant cluster
Danish konsonantklynge
- konsonantklyngeconsonant cluster
Dutch medeklinkerstapeling, medeklinkercluster
- medeklinkerstapelingconsonant cluster
- medeklinkerclusterconsonant cluster
- consonantenclusterconsonant cluster
Estonian kaashäälikuühend
- kaashäälikuühendconsonant cluster
Finnish konsonanttiyhtymä
- konsonanttiyhtymäconsonant cluster
French groupe consonantique
- groupe consonantiqueconsonant cluster
German Konsonantenhäufung, Konsonantencluster
- Konsonantenhäufungconsonant cluster
- Konsonantenclusterconsonant cluster
Icelandic gugus konsonan
- gugus konsonanconsonant cluster
Indonesian deret konsonan
- deret konsonanconsonant cluster
Irish carn consan
- carn consanconsonant cluster
Japanese 子音連結
- 子音連結consonant cluster
Korean 자음군
- 자음군 (ja'eumgun)consonant cluster
Norwegian konsonantkluster
- konsonantklusterconsonant cluster
Persian خوشه همخوانی
- خوشه همخوانیconsonant cluster
Polish zbitka spółgłoskowa
- zbitka spółgłoskowaconsonant cluster
Portuguese encontro consonantal
- encontro consonantalconsonant cluster
Romanian grup consonantic
- grup consonanticconsonant cluster
Spanish grupo consonántico
- grupo consonánticoconsonant cluster
Swedish konsonantkluster
- konsonantklusterconsonant cluster
Tagalog kambal-katinig
- kambal-katinigconsonant cluster
Turkish ünsüz kümesi
- ünsüz kümesiconsonant cluster
Vietnamese cụm phụ âm
- cụm phụ âmconsonant cluster
Cite this entry
APA
consonant cluster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonant%20cluster
MLA
“consonant cluster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonant%20cluster. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consonant cluster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonant%20cluster.
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