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fricative vs fricative consonant

fricative consonant vs fricative

fricative and fricative consonant both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fricative Yes Yes No No
fricative consonant Yes No No No
As nouns, fricative and fricative consonant are synonyms defined as:
  • fricative and fricative consonant: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Other synonyms of fricative include spirant.
fricative (noun) fricative consonant (noun)
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
fricative (adjective) fricative 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 fricative consonant

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