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pronounce vs aspirate

aspirate vs pronounce

pronounce is not a noun while aspirate is a noun.

pronounce and aspirate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pronounce No No Yes No
aspirate Yes No Yes No
As verbs, aspirate is a hyponym of pronounce; that is, aspirate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pronounce:
  • pronounce: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
  • aspirate: pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
Other hyponyms of pronounce include twang, devoice, raise, lilt, palatalise, palatalize, nasalise, nasalize, nasalise, nasalize, mispronounce, misspeak, sound, vocalise, vocalize, voice, retroflex, subvocalise, subvocalize, syllabise, syllabize, drawl, labialise, labialize, round, lisp, accent, accentuate, stress, vocalise, vocalize, vowelise, vowelize, click, trill, sibilate, flap, explode, roll.
pronounce (noun) aspirate (noun)
a consonant pronounced with aspiration
a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
pronounce (verb) aspirate (verb)
pronounce judgment on inhale (air, water, etc.)
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
remove by suction
Difference between pronounce and aspirate

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