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∙ 10y agoThese are the only words, (excluding plural forms), beginning in double consonants I could find, searching both Webster's Second International and the Scrabble dictionary:
llama
llano
llautu
llyn
mm
ssu
zzz
Not sure if "ssu" is supposed to be a word, or an abbreviation.
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∙ 10y agoSome words with double consonants are rattle, tattle, cattle, battle, mitten, kitten (the tt in the middle of the word is an example of double consonants)Other words with double consonants are rubble, dabble, ribbed, dabbing (the bb in the middle of the word is an example of double consonants.
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Double consonant words include baseball, cabbage, dotted, letter, occupied, soccer, spelling, and success (which has 2 sets).
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called alliteration, otherwise it's called consonance.
In English, double consonants do not normally begin a common word, although some Welsh place names start with LL, as do Spanish words adopted into English. Dutch words provide some AA beginnings.Examples:Aaardvark, aardwolfEeerieLllama, llano, llaneroOoodles, oops (oocyte, oogamous, oospore - biology)
consonants with BB
Some words with double consonants are rattle, tattle, cattle, battle, mitten, kitten (the tt in the middle of the word is an example of double consonants)Other words with double consonants are rubble, dabble, ribbed, dabbing (the bb in the middle of the word is an example of double consonants.
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Llama or Llano
Llama
pattern
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ill eel inference
No, a word with two consonants does not necessarily have two syllables too.Some examples of double consonants in two syllable words are:HappyDinnerSummerBubbleSillyAppleCoffee.
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Egg is the obvious one
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