/ˈaɪ.pə/
l̥ is the IPA symbol for the Alveolar Lateral Fricative, a alveolar lateral fricative consonant. It appears in 10 of 500 languages (2% cross-linguistic frequency).
l̥

Alveolar Lateral Fricative

Consonant

No audio available for this symbol
Languages using this sound 10 / 500
Cross-linguistic frequency 2%

One of the rarer sounds in human language.

Type consonant

Articulation

Every speech sound is defined by three properties: its class (consonant, vowel, or tone), its place of articulation (where in the vocal tract it is formed — lips, teeth, palate, etc.), its manner (how airflow is controlled — stopped, funneled into a fricative, channeled through the nose), and its voicing (whether the vocal cords vibrate during production).

Class
Consonant
Voicing
—
Place
Alveolar
Manner
Lateral fricative

Languages using this sound

This sound appears in 10 of the 500 languages in our database. Languages that use a sound only in loanwords or in rare, specialized contexts are marked as marginal (*) — the sound exists but is not a core part of the phonological system. Click any language to view its full sound inventory.

KLAMATH Yao Sa'ban Iai Aleut Chipewyan Hopi Breton HMONG Dzongkha

Related sounds

l Voiced Alveolar Lateral Fricative n Voiced Alveolar Nasal s Voiceless Alveolar Sibilant Fricative sˀ Voiceless Alveolar Sibilant Fricative t Voiceless Alveolar Stop tʰ Voiceless Alveolar Stop tˀ Voiceless Alveolar Stop d Voiced Alveolar Stop