Denis Fedorov — Word-final devoicing of Russian consonants

Word-final devoicing of Russian consonants

Never pronounce voiced paired consonants in word-final positions but pronounce
their voiceless counterparts instead.
Paired Non-paired
consonants consonants
Voiced Voiceless Voiced

Б П Й Л

В Ф М Н

Г К Р

Д Т Voiceless

Ж Ш Х Ч

З С Щ Ц

сад[т] garden
клуб[п] club
газ[с] gas
город[т] city
год[т] year
флаг[к] flag
друг[к] friend
лоб[п] forehead
муж[ш] husband

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