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fricative vs sibilant consonant

sibilant consonant vs fricative

fricative and sibilant consonant both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fricative Yes Yes No No
sibilant consonant Yes No No No
As nouns, sibilant consonant is a hyponym of fricative; that is, sibilant consonant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fricative:
  • fricative: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
  • sibilant consonant: a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
Other hyponyms of fricative include sibilant.
fricative (noun) sibilant consonant (noun)
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
fricative (adjective) sibilant 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 sibilant consonant

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