Categorizing sounds as used in a variety of languages.
| IPA | place/manner | number of languages | English | French | Spanish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonic consonants | ||||||
| Nasal | ||||||
| Labial | ||||||
| Bilabial | ||||||
| m̥ | voiceless bilabial nasal | 14 | prisme | |||
| m | voiced bilabial nasal | 68 | him | manger | grumete | |
| Labiodental | ||||||
| ɱ | voiced labiodental nasal | 20 | symphony | influir | ||
| Coronal | ||||||
| Linguolabial | ||||||
| n̼ | voiced linguolabial nasal | 2 | ||||
| Alveolar | ||||||
| n̥ | voiceless alveolar nasal | 8 | ||||
| n̪ | voiced (dental) denti-alveolar nasal | 28 | month | connexion | cantar | |
| n | voiced alveolar nasal | 41 | nice | nada | ||
| Retroflex | ||||||
| ɳ̊ | voiceless retroflex nasal | 1 | ||||
| ɳ | voiced retroflex nasal | 18 | ||||
| Palatal | ||||||
| ɲ̊ | voiceless palatal nasal | 6 | ||||
| Dorsal | ||||||
| Palatal | ||||||
| ɲ | voiced palatal nasal | 47 | hargneux | enseñar | ||
| Velar | ||||||
| ŋ̊ | voiceless velar nasal | 7 | ||||
| ŋ | voiced velar nasal | 96 | sing | camping | domingo | |
| Uvular | ||||||
| ɴ | voiced uvular nasal | 14 | enjuto | |||
| Stop | ||||||
| Labial | ||||||
| Bilabial | ||||||
| p | voiceless bilabial stop | 57 | pack | pomme | peso | |
| b | voiced bilabial stop | 52 | aback | boue | invertir | |
| Labiodental | ||||||
| p̪ | voiceless labiodental stop | 1 | ||||
| b̪ | voiced labiodental stop | 1 | ||||
| Linguolabial | ||||||
| t̼ | voiceless linguolabial stop | 1 | ||||
| d̼ | voiced linguolabial stop | 1 | ||||
| Coronal | ||||||
| Alveolar | ||||||
| t | voiceless alveolar stop | 25 | tick | |||
| t | voiceless interdental stop | 39 | tordu | tango | ||
| d | voiced dental stop | 33 | dais | hundido | ||
| d | voiced alveolar stop | 20 | dash | |||
| Retroflex | ||||||
| ʈ | voiceless retroflex stop | 27 | time | |||
| ɖ | voiced retroflex stop | 20 | dine | |||
| Palatal | ||||||
| c | voiceless palatal stop | 40 | keen | qui | ||
| c | voiceless post-palatal stop | 40 | keen | kilo | ||
| Dorsal | ||||||
| Palatal | ||||||
| ɟ | voiced palatal stop | 23 | geese | gui | ||
| ɟ | voiced post-palatal stop | 23 | geese | guía | ||
| Palatal | ||||||
| k | voiceless velar stop | 65 | kiss | cabinet | casa | |
| g | voiced velar stop | 58 | gaggle | gain | gato | |
| Uvular | ||||||
| q | voiceless uvular stop | 44 | ||||
| ɢ | voiced uvular stop | 15 | ||||
| Laryngeal | ||||||
| ʡ | epiglottal stop or pharyngeal stop | 6 | ||||
| Glottal | ||||||
| ʔ | glottal stop | 68 | uh-oh | |||
| other | ||||||
| f | voiceless labiodental fricative | f | ||||
| h | voiceless glottal fricative | h | ||||
| j | voiced palatal glide | |||||
| l | voiced alveolar lateral liquid | l | ||||
| r | voiced alveolar trill | perro | ||||
| s | voiceless alveopalatal fricative | s | ||||
| v | voiced labiodental fricative | v | ||||
| β | voiced bilabial fricative | very | ||||
| w | voiced velar glide | w | ||||
| x | voiceless velar fricative | Scottish loch | ||||
| z | voiced alveopalatal fricative | z | ||||
| ɟ͡ | voiced palatal affricate | |||||
| c͡ | voiceless palatal affricate | |||||
| ç | voiceless palatal fricative | |||||
| ʝ | voiced palatal fricative | |||||
| θ | voiceless interdental fricative | thin | ||||
| ð | voiced interdental fricative | |||||
| ɾ | voiced alveolar tap or flap | |||||
| ɾ | voiced alveolar tap or flap | |||||
| alveolar nasal tap and flap | ||||||
| ʔ | glottal stop | |||||
| _h | aspirated stop | |||||
| ɛ | open-mid front unrounded vowel | bed | ||||
| ɣ | voiced velar fricative | |||||
| χ | voiceless uvular fricative | |||||
| ɸ | voiceless bilabial fricative | |||||
| ʊ | near-close back rounded vowel | hook | ||||
| ɑ | open back unrounded vowel | hot | ||||
| ʋ | voiced labiodental approximant | |||||
| œ | open-mid front rounded vowel | |||||
| ɮ | voiced alveolar lateral fricative | |||||
| æ | near-open front unrounded vowel | cat | ||||
| ʎ | voiced palatal lateral approximant | million | ||||
| ɥ | voiced labialized palatal approximant | |||||
| ɒ | open back rounded vowel | thought | ||||
| ʌ | open-mid back unrounded vowel | gut | ||||
| ɔ | open-mid back rounded vowel | caught | ||||
| ɘ | close-mid central unrounded vowel | |||||
| ɜ | open-mid central unrounded vowel | bust | ||||
| ʕ | voiced pharyngeal approximant | |||||