Affricative

Synonyms of affricative

• consonant
• fricative
• sibilant

Antonyms of affricative

• liquid
• vowel
• sonorant

Collocations of affricative

affricative consonant

Frequency: 70 %

The English language has several affricative consonants, such as 'ch' and 'j'.

affricative sound

Frequency: 60 %

The affricative sound of 'ch' in 'cheese' is unique to the English language.

affricative phoneme

Frequency: 45 %

Linguists study the affricative phonemes of different languages to understand their pronunciation patterns.

Idiomatic Expressions for affricative

• Phrase: on the affricative
  Meaning: to be speaking or acting in a cautious or hesitant manner
  Usage: She was on the affricative about accepting the job offer, wanting to weigh all her options first.