Synonyms for fricative
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.
- n. 1
Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
Related words
- Phrases
- groove fricative lateral fricative
- Is a kind of
- obstruent
Forms
- Plural
- fricatives → spirants…
Example sentences
- strident I don't like their music; I find the singer's voice strident.
- sibilant He had trouble pronouncing the sibilant letters.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fricative | steady | |
| strident | rising | |
| sibilant | steady | |
| continuant | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- spirant
- 8 letters
- strident2, sibilant
- 10 letters
- continuant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (strident2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fricatif