Back Stimmloser velarer Plosiv ALS Oclusiva velar xorda AN طبقي وقفي مهموس Arabic Глухі велярны выбухны зычны Byelorussian Беззвучна заднонебна преградна съгласна Bulgarian অঘোষ পশ্চাত্তালব্য স্পর্শধ্বনি Bengali/Bangla Kensonenn drekstaon dre serriñ divouezh Breton Oclusiva velar sorda Catalan Neznělá velární ploziva Czech Stimmloser velarer Plosiv German
| Voiceless velar plosive | |
|---|---|
| k | |
| IPA number | 109 |
| Encoding | |
| Entity (decimal) | k |
| Unicode (hex) | U+006B |
| X-SAMPA | k |
| Kirshenbaum | k |
| Sound | |
The voiceless velar stop is a type of consonant. The letter for this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet is ⟨k⟩. The X-SAMPA symbol for this sound is ⟨k⟩. The English language has this sound, and it is the sound represented by the "c" in care and the "k" in kiss.