1noun
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
“his stop consonants are too aspirated”
01 Word definition
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9 letters · 4 vowels · 5 consonants
Is OCCLUSIVE a word?
Yes. OCCLUSIVE is a 9-letter noun. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
O-C-C-L-U-S-I-V-EHow do you spell OCCLUSIVE?
OCCLUSIVE contains 9 letters, begins with O, and ends with E.
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Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗stop consonantstopplosive consonantplosive speech soundplosive
02 Letter breakdown
How is OCCLUSIVE spelled?
O1C2C3L4U5S6I7V8E9
03 Word-game status
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About OCCLUSIVE.
How do you spell OCCLUSIVE?
OCCLUSIVE is spelled O-C-C-L-U-S-I-V-E. It contains 9 letters.