| term | Description |
|---|---|
| diphthong | |
| silent letter | |
| syllable | |
| voice | |
| voiced | |
| unvoiced | |
| labial | |
| nasal | |
| roll | Like a Spanish "R" |
| elision | |
| glide | |
| syllabic | |
| stress | |
| schwa | |
| cluster | |
| trill | |
| tone | |
| stressed | |
| vowel | |
| consonant | |
| phoneme | |
| primary stress | |
| phonetic palate | |
| secondary stress | |
| aspirate | |
| open | |
| phonic | |
| closed | |
| short | |
| mute | |
| long | |
| pitch | |
| closed syllable | |
| weak |