The difference between Reflexed and Retroflex

When used as adjectives, reflexed means turned backwards, whereas retroflex means bent or curved backwards.


Retroflex is also noun with the meaning: a consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.

check bellow for the other definitions of Reflexed and Retroflex

  1. Reflexed as a verb:

  1. Reflexed as an adjective:

    turned backwards

  1. Retroflex as an adjective:

    Bent or curved backwards.

  2. Retroflex as an adjective (phonetics):

    Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.

  3. Retroflex as an adjective (phonetics):

    Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

  4. Retroflex as an adjective (phonetics):

    Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

  5. Retroflex as an adjective (phonetics, general sense):

    Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.

  1. Retroflex as a noun (phonetics):

    A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.

  2. Retroflex as a noun (phonetics):

    A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

  3. Retroflex as a noun (phonetics):

    A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

  4. Retroflex as a noun (phonetics, general sense):

    Any of the aforementioned consonants.

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