The voiceless velar affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages.
The tie bar may be omitted, yielding ⟨kx⟩ in the IPA and kx in X-SAMPA.
Some languages have the voiceless pre-velar affricate,[1] which is articulated slightly more front compared with the place of articulation of the prototypical voiceless velar affricate, though not as front as the prototypical voiceless palatal affricate - see that article for more information.
Conversely, some languages have the voiceless post-velar affricate,[2] which is articulated slightly behind the place of articulation of the prototypical voiceless velar affricate, though not as back as the prototypical voiceless uvular affricate - see that article for more information.
Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.