sonorant
/səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/noun
sonorant is spelled S-O-N-O-R-A-N-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sonorant means “A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sonorant is sonorants.
How many letters and syllables are in sonorant?
| Letters | 8: S-O-N-O-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sonorant?
Sonorant appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sonorant?
- /səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/
- /ˈsɒn(ə)ɹ(ə)nt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sonorant
- sonorants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sonorant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sonorant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense speech sound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sonorant, Klanglaut |
| Portuguese | soante, consonante soante |
| Spanish | sonante, consonante sonántica, consonante sonorante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sonorant come from?
From sonorous + -ant, 1930s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).