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In Phonology , a syllable coda comprises the Consonant sounds of a Syllable that follow the Nucleus , which is usually a Vowel . The combination of a nucleus and a coda is called a Rime . A coda is not required in syllables. Some languages' Phonotactics , like that of Japanese , limit syllable codas to a small group of single consonants, whereas others, like English can have any consonant or even Clusters Of Consonants in syllable codas.

Here are some single-syllable words with codas: (the codas are specified in the International Phonetic Alphabet )

  • a''n'': coda =

  • cu''p'': coda =

  • ta''ll'': coda =

  • mi''lk'': coda =

  • ti''nts'': coda =

  • fi''fths'': coda =

  • si''xths'': coda =


The following single-syllable words end in a nucleus and do not have a coda:

  • glue

  • pie

  • though

  • boy