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In phonology, a syllable coda comprises the consonant sounds of a syllable that follow the nucleus, which is usually a vowel. The combination of a nucleus and a coda is called a rime. Some syllables consist only of a nucleus with no coda. Some languages' phonotactics, like that of Japanese, limit syllable codas to a small group of single consonants, whereas others allow any consonant phoneme or even 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):

• an: coda = /n/
• cup: coda = /p/
• tall: coda = /l/
• milk: coda = /lk/
• tints: coda = /nts/
• fifths: coda = /fθs/
• sixths: coda = /ksθs/
• twelfths: coda = /lfθs/
• strengths: coda = /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.

See also[link]

• Syllable onset

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