Labiodental consonant

Labiodental consonants are labial consonants made with the bottom lip and the top teeth, like the English letters f as in file and v as in vile.

List of labiodental consonants in IPA

IPA symbolNameIn English
ɱvoiced labiodental nasalAllophone of /m/ before /f/ or /v/.
p̪voiceless labiodental stopNot phonemic.
b̪voiced labiodental stopNot phonemic.
fvoiceless labiodental fricativeYes
vvoiced labiodental fricativeYes
ʋvoiced labiodental approximantCockney pronunciation of R.
ѵvoiced labiodental flapNo