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fricative vs continuant consonant

continuant consonant vs fricative

fricative and continuant consonant both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fricative Yes Yes No No
continuant consonant Yes No No No
As nouns, continuant consonant is a hypernym of fricative; that is, continuant consonant is a word with a broader meaning than fricative:
  • fricative: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
  • continuant consonant: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
Other hypernyms of fricative include continuant.
fricative (noun) continuant consonant (noun)
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
fricative (adjective) continuant consonant (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 fricative and continuant consonant

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