palatalization

14 letters · noun · scores 4,600 in SpellHuntr

noun

The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.

Palatalization in a sentence

The word "nature" is commonly pronounced with a palatalization of the letter t to sound like ch.

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