How Do You Spell AFFRICATIVE?

Pronunciation: [ɐfɹˈɪkətˌɪv] (IPA)

The spelling of "affricative" is based on its pronunciation. This term refers to a type of consonant sound that begins as a plosive (such as a "t" or "p") but then transitions into a fricative (like an "s" or "sh"). In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), this sound is represented by the symbol "ʧ". The "affri-" in the spelling of the word therefore refers to the plosive and the "-cative" to the fricative. Native English speakers may recognize this sound in words like "church" or "chew".

AFFRICATIVE Meaning and Definition

1. An affricative refers to a type of consonant sound produced by a combination of a stop consonant and a fricative, resulting in a single distinct speech sound. Also known as an affricate, this sound involves the stop of airflow by the articulatory organs, followed by a slow release accompanied by a friction-like noise. The production of an affricative entails the articulators momentarily coming into contact and then moving apart to create this distinctive sound.

   When producing an affricative sound, such as the "ch" in "chew" or the "j" in "jump", the speech organs initially make a complete obstruction of airflow by bringing the active articulator (the tongue or lips) into contact with the passive articulator (the hard palate or alveolar ridge). This halt in airflow causes a stop consonant to be formed. The passive articulator then swiftly moves away, and as the air is slowly released, it creates a fricative sound.

   Affricatives can be either voiceless or voiced, which refers to the state of the vocal cords during their production. Examples of voiceless affricatives include the "ch" sound in "chop" and "church", while voiced affricatives include the "j" sound in "judge". These sounds are found in many languages across the world and have distinctive phonetic properties that are key to the pronunciation and comprehension of words in various linguistic systems.

Common Misspellings for AFFRICATIVE

• zffricative
• sffricative
• wffricative
• qffricative
• adfricative
• acfricative
• avfricative
• agfricative
• atfricative
• arfricative
• afdricative
• afcricative
• afvricative
• afgricative
• aftricative
• afrricative
• affeicative
• affdicative
• affficative
• affriactive
• Astricktive
• Afficitive
• Afflicitive
• Afflictative

Etymology of AFFRICATIVE

The word "affricative" comes from the Latin word "affricatus", which is the past participle of the verb "affricare", meaning "to rub against". In linguistics, an affricative refers to a speech sound that starts as a stop consonant and then transitions into a fricative. The term was coined in the mid-20th century based on the Latin roots to describe this particular type of consonant sound.

Similar spelling words for AFFRICATIVE

• African Hemp,
• affrication,
• affricate,
• African Tulip,
• affright,
• africander,
• African tea,
• African Nation,
• African Violet.

Plural form of AFFRICATIVE is AFFRICATIVES