preconsonantal

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preconsonantal

/pɹi.kɒn.səˈnæn.təl/

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From pre- + consonant + -al.

adjective pre-consonantal

not comparable Immediately preceding a consonant or consonant sound. Thus, whereas practically all Caribbean speakers [of Spanish] aspirate preconsonantal and word-final /s/ [pronouncing it as [h]] to a certain extent (except, perhaps, for some radio announcers), this is a highly variable process and the highest indices of aspiration and deletion of /s/ are found in
Similar: anteconsonantal · Opposite: postconsonantal, non-preconsonantal

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Français	préconsonantique

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@misc{preconsonantal_2026,
  title = {preconsonantal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preconsonantal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}