# Velar stop

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In [phonetics](/source/Phonetics) and [phonology](/source/Phonology), a **velar stop** is a type of consonantal sound, made with the back of the tongue in contact with the [soft palate](/source/Soft_palate) (also known as the velum, hence [velar](/source/Velar_consonant)), held tightly enough to block the passage of air (hence a [stop consonant](/source/Stop_consonant)). The most common sounds are the stops [k] and [ɡ], as in English *cut* and *gut*. More generally, several kinds are distinguished:

- [k], [voiceless velar plosive](/source/Voiceless_velar_plosive)
- [ɡ], [voiced velar plosive](/source/Voiced_velar_plosive)
- [ŋ], [voiced velar nasal](/source/Voiced_velar_nasal)
- [ŋ̊], [voiceless velar nasal](/source/Voiceless_velar_nasal)
- [kʼ], [velar ejective](/source/Velar_ejective)
- [ɠ ], [voiced velar implosive](/source/Voiced_velar_implosive) (rare)
- [ɠ̊ ] or [kʼ↓], [voiceless velar implosive](/source/Voiceless_velar_implosive) (unattested in normal words; some English speakers use it to imitate the "[glug-glug](/source/Glug-glug)" sound of liquid being poured from a bottle).[1]

## References

1. Zsiga, Elizabeth C. (2024). *The sounds of language: an introduction to phonetics and phonology*. Linguistics in the world. 2 ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-87848-3.

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