Voiced bilabial plosive

The voiced bilabial plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages.

The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨b⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is b.

The voiced bilabial stop occurs in English, and it is the sound denoted by the letter ⟨b⟩ in obey [oʊˈbeɪ].

Features of the voiced bilabial stop: Symbols to the right in a cell are voiced, to the left are voiceless.

Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.