ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು ಗಂಟಲನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾಗಶಃ ಮುಚ್ಚಿ ಉಚ್ಛಾರಣೆ ಮಾಡುವಂತಹ ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳು. ಇವು ಸ್ವರಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಭಿನ್ನ. ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು ಸ್ವರದ ಸಹಾಯದಿಂದ ಉಚ್ಛರಿಸುವವುಗಳು.

In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract, except for the h, which is pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Examples are and [b], pronounced with the lips; and [d], pronounced with the front of the tongue; and [g], pronounced with the back of the tongue;, pronounced throughout the vocal tract;, [v], and, pronounced by forcing air through a narrow channel (fricatives); and and, which have air flowing through the nose (nasals). Most consonants are pulmonic, using air pressure from the lungs to generate a sound. Very few natural languages are non-pulmonic, making use of ejectives, implosives, and clicks. Contrasting with consonants are vowels.