Fricative and Spirant

Fricative noun - A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.

Spirant is a synonym for fricative in sound unit of speech topic. In some cases you can use "Spirant" instead the word "Fricative" as a noun or an adjective.

Spirant noun - A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.

Fricative is a synonym for spirant in sound unit of speech topic. You can use "Fricative" instead the word "Spirant" as a noun or an adjective.