sibilant vs fricative consonant
fricative consonant vs sibilantsibilant and fricative consonant both are nouns.
sibilant is an adjective but fricative consonant is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sibilant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| fricative consonant | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fricative consonant is a hypernym of
sibilant; that is, fricative consonant is a
word with a broader meaning than sibilant:
- sibilant: a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
- fricative consonant: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
| sibilant (noun) | fricative consonant (noun) |
|---|---|
| a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) | a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract |
| sibilant (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') |
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