In English, the sounds [p], [t], and [k] are voiceless stops (also called plosives

What consonants are stops?

There are six stop consonants in American English: T, D, B, P, G, and K.

What is a stop consonant sound?

stop, also called plosive, in phonetics, a consonant sound characterized by the momentary blocking (occlusion) of some part of the oral cavity. … In English, b and p are bilabial stops, d and t are alveolar stops, g and k are velar stops.