Postalveolar consonant

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

See also

• place of articulation
• List of phonetics topics