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In [[phonology]], a '''syllable coda''' comprises the [[consonant]] sounds of a [[syllable]] that follow the [[syllable nucleus|nucleus]], which is usually a [[vowel]]. The combination of a nucleus and a coda is called a [[syllable rime|rime]]. Some syllables consist only of a nucleus with no coda. Some languages' [[phonotactics]], like that of [[Japanese language|Japanese]], limit syllable codas to a small group of single consonants, whereas others allow any consonant [[phoneme]] or even [[consonant cluster|clusters of consonants]].
Here are some single-syllable words that have both a nucleus and a coda (the codas are specified in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]]):
*a''n'': coda = {{IPA|/n/}}
*cu''p'': coda = {{IPA|/p/}}
*ta''ll'': coda = {{IPA|/l/}}
*mi''lk'': coda = {{IPA|/lk/}}
*ti''nts'': coda = {{IPA|/nts/}}
*fi''fths'': coda = {{IPA|/fθs/}}
*si''xths'': coda = {{IPA|/ksθs/}}
*twe''lfths'': coda = {{IPA|/lfθs/}}
*stre''ngths'': coda = {{IPA|/ŋkθs/}}
The following single-syllable words end in a nucleus and do not have a coda (phonologically):
*glue
*pie
*though
*boy
A list of examples of syllable codas in English is found at [[English phonology#Coda|English phonology: Coda]].