There are 6 plosive sounds. /p/ /t/ /k/ /b/ /d/ /g/

- Bilabial
- Plosives
- /p/ voiceless - /b/ voiced
- /p/ fortis - /b/ lenis

Plosives are sounds in which there is a complete closure in the vocal tract, the air is blocked for a fraction of a second and then it is released with a small burst of sound, called a plosion.

- Alveolar
- Plosives
- /t/ voiceless- /d/ voiced
- /t/ fortis - /d/ lenis

The closing stage, during which the articulating organs move together in order to form the obstruction.

- Velar
- Plosives
- /k/ voiceless - /g/ voiced
- /k/ fortis - /g/ lenis

The hold or compression stage, during which lung action compresses the air behind the closure; this stage may or may be nor be accompanied by voice, i.e. vibration of the vocal folds.

/p/ /t/ /k/. Voiceless stops ([p], [t], and [k]) are aspirated ([ph], [th], and [kh]) when they occur immediately before (no sound in between) a stressed vowel, and there is no [s] in front of the voiceless stop.

The release or explosion stage, during which the organs forming the obstruction part rapidly, allowing the compressed air to escape abruptly. i.e with an explosion, hence ‘plosive.

-/p/, /t/ and /k/ sounds are aspirated in English, but never in Spanish.
- In reference to (b) sound, Spanish speakers tend to replace /v/ with /b/ or an approximant sound.
- In reference to (d) sound
Spanish speakers have a dental rather an alveolar point of contact.
- Spanish learners involuntarily insert a /g/ before /w/ which makes [would] sound like [good].