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continuant consonant vs fricative

fricative vs continuant consonant

continuant consonant and fricative both are nouns.

continuant consonant is not an adjective while fricative is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
continuant consonant Yes No No No
fricative Yes Yes No No
As nouns, fricative is a hyponym of continuant consonant; that is, fricative is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than continuant consonant:
  • continuant consonant: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
  • fricative: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Other hyponyms of continuant consonant include fricative consonant, spirant.
continuant consonant (noun) fricative (noun)
consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
continuant consonant (adjective) fricative (adjective)
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Difference between continuant consonant and fricative

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