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voice vs phonation

phonation vs voice

voice and phonation both are nouns.

voice is a verb but phonation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
voice Yes No Yes No
phonation Yes No No No
As nouns, voice and phonation are synonyms defined as:
  • voice and phonation: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
Other synonyms of voice include vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, vox.
As nouns, phonation is a hypernym of voice; that is, phonation is a word with a broader meaning than voice:
  • voice: A term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless (unvoiced) or voiced.
  • phonation: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
Other hypernyms of voice include vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, voice, vox.
voice (noun) phonation (noun)
a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
the ability to speak
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
expressing in coherent verbal form
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
A term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless (unvoiced) or voiced.
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
(metonymy) a singer
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
voice (verb) phonation (verb)
give voice to
utter with vibrating vocal chords
Difference between voice and phonation

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