Voiceless bilabial stop

p
Pulmonic Consonant
IPA	p
X-SAMPA	p
Kirshenbaum	p
Place of Articulation:	Bilabial
Manner of Articulation:	Stop
Phonological features:	[+consonantal] [+LABIAL]

The voiceless bilabial stop is an extremely common sound, occuring in almost every natlang. Notable exceptions include standard Arabic. Usually spelled p.

Bilabial stops in natlangs

English

Plain	(s)p	spin /spɪn/ [spɪn]
Aspirated	p	pin /pɪn/ [pʰɪn]
Unreleased	p	cap /kæp/ [kʰæp̚]

Ancient Greek

Plain	π (p)	πούς (pous) /púːs/
Aspirated	φ (ph)	φωνή (phōnē) /pʰɔːnɛ́ː/

Spanish

Plain

p

perro /perro/ [pero]

Bilabial stops in conlangs

Atlantic

Plain

(p)

pədre [pə̀dɾə]

See Also

• Voiced bilabial stop - b
• Bilabial ejective - pʼ