spirant

Letters that make spirant

s, a, n, p, r, t, i are letters that make 'spirant'

Words within spirant

PI, IRA, AN, rant, NT, IR, pi, ant, ira, RA, Iran, Ra, Ir are words within 'spirant'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of spirant

spirants, aspirant are words created by adding a letter to 'spirant'

2 possible definitions for 'spirant'

Spirant as "a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract"

Under this definition, spirant is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fricative, fricative consonant have the same meaning as 'spirant'

spirant as a type

'spirant' can be a type of continuant consonant, continuant.

Types of spirant

sibilant, sibilant consonant are types of 'spirant'.

Spirant as "of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')"

Under this definition, spirant is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

strident, fricative, continuant, sibilant have the same meaning as 'spirant'

Derivatives of spirant

duration, siss, sizz, sibilate, sibilant consonant, continuance, hiss, sibilant are derivatives of 'spirant'.

Similar to spirant

soft is similar to spirant.


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