Postalveolar consonant
| Places of articulation |
| Labial consonant |
| Bilabial consonant |
| Labiodental consonant |
| Linguolabial consonant |
| Coronal consonant |
| Interdental consonant |
| Dental consonant |
| Retroflex consonant |
| Alveolar consonant |
| Postalveolar consonant |
| Alveolo-palatal consonant |
| Dorsal consonant |
| Palatal consonant |
| Labial-palatal consonant |
| Velar consonant |
| Labial-velar consonant |
| Uvular consonant |
| Pharyngeal consonant |
| Epiglottal consonant |
| Glottal consonant |
| Place of articulation |
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Postalveolar (or palato-alveolar) consonants are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue between the alveolar ridge (the place of articulation for alveolar consonants) and the palate (the place of articulation for palatal consonants).
The postalveolar consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
| IPA Symbol | Name | Example | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ʃ | voiceless palato-alveolar fricative | English | [ɹʌʃ] | rush |
| ʒ | voiced palato-alveolar fricative | English | [ɹuʒ] | rouge |