Affricate

Synonyms of affricate

• affricative
• affricated sound
• affricative consonant

Antonyms of affricate

• plosive
• nasal
• fricative

Collocations of affricate

affricate sound

Frequency: 70 %

The affricate sound in 'ch' is a combination of a stop and a fricative.

affricate consonant

Frequency: 65 %

The affricate consonant 'ch' is common in many languages.

affricate articulation

Frequency: 60 %

The affricate articulation involves both stopping and releasing airflow.

affricate phoneme

Frequency: 50 %

The affricate phoneme 'ts' is found in some Slavic languages.

Idiomatic Expressions for affricate

• Phrase: hit the affricate
  Meaning: to enunciate or articulate words precisely
  Usage: In order to be a successful public speaker, you must hit the affricate with every word you say.