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Sonority hierarchies vary somewhat in which sounds are grouped together. The one below is fairly typical (1 indicates lowest sonority):

# Stops
# Fricatives
# Nasals
# Liquids
# High Vowels
# Non-high Vowels

See also Lenition , where sounds are grouped according to their "softness".