What is the IPA symbol pʷˠː?

pʷˠː is the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol for the Voiceless Bilabial Stop, a voiceless bilabial stop (consonant).

How common is the pʷˠː sound across languages?

The Voiceless Bilabial Stop (pʷˠː) appears in 0 of the 500 languages in the PHOIBLE database, giving it a cross-linguistic frequency of 0%. It is one of the rarer sounds in human language.

Is pʷˠː voiced or voiceless?

The Voiceless Bilabial Stop (pʷˠː) is voiceless. The vocal cords do not vibrate during production. Its voiced counterpart is the Voiced Bilabial Stop (b).

pʷˠː is the IPA symbol for the Voiceless Bilabial Stop, a voiceless bilabial stop consonant.

pʷˠː

Voiceless Bilabial Stop

Consonant · voiceless

No audio available for this symbol

Languages using this sound 0 / 500

Cross-linguistic frequency 0%

One of the rarer sounds in human language.

Type consonant

Voiced/voiceless pair

Voiced Bilabial Stop

voiced

Compare pʷˠː vs b →

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: Voiceless
Place: Bilabial
Manner: Stop

Related sounds

k Voiceless Velar Stop kʰ Voiceless Velar Stop kˀ Voiceless Velar Stop m Voiced Bilabial Nasal p Voiceless Bilabial Stop pʰ Voiceless Bilabial Stop pˀ Voiceless Bilabial Stop t Voiceless Alveolar Stop