A voiceless velar affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound are and . The tie bar may be omitted, yielding .
Some languages have a voiceless pre-velar or post-palatal affricate, 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 â see for more information.
Conversely, some languages have a voiceless post-velar affricate, 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 â see for more information.
Features of a voiceless velar affricate: