/ˈaɪ.pə/

t̻ vs d

Voiceless Alveolar Stop vs Voiced Alveolar Stop

How these sounds differ

t̻
Voiceless Alveolar Stop
Voicing
voiceless
Place
alveolar
Manner
stop
Class
consonant
In languages
9 / 500
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d
Voiced Alveolar Stop
Voicing
voiced
Place
alveolar
Manner
stop
Class
consonant
In languages
217 / 500
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Cross-linguistic distribution

9
Languages with t̻
1
Languages with both
217
Languages with d

1 languages in our database contrast both sounds as distinct phonemes. Languages that have one but not the other tend to merge them into a single phoneme — meaning speakers of those languages often struggle to hear the distinction when learning a language that contrasts them.

Has t̻, not d (8)

Komi-Zyrian Uralic Nyangumata Pama-Nyungan Kunjen Pama-Nyungan Maung Iwaidjan Proper Western Desert Pama-Nyungan Urdu Indo-European Punjabi Indo-European Bukharan Tajik Indo-European

Has d, not t̻ (20)

Salish Salishan Telefol Nuclear Trans New Guinea Adzera Austronesian Iai Austronesian Chamorro Austronesian Sa'ban Austronesian Toba-Batak Austronesian Cham Austronesian Malagasy Austronesian Yay Tai-Kadai Garo Sino-Tibetan Lahu Sino-Tibetan Dafla Sino-Tibetan Yao Hmong-Mien Kota Dravidian Burushaski Language isolate Kabardian Abkhaz-Adyge Lak Nakh-Daghestanian Ket Yeniseian Kwakiutl Wakashan