sibilance
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The Pet Shop Boys are yet another synth-pop duo, albeit one that is not quite out of the closet. […] In past interviews, however, they [the Pet Shop Boys] have referred to their sound as "specifically gay disco," and their lyrics have that certain queenly something that lead singer Neil Tennant sings with an adorable sibilance."
- "The following exercises help combat sibilance, plosives, lazy tongue, and mouth problems."
- "A string of words beginning with ‘s’ will cause sibilance."
- "Work to control the sibilance of your s sounds."
- "Most often sending the vocal through a de-esser will either eliminate the sibilance or greatly reduce its sound."
Etymology
Etymology tree English sibilant Latin -ns Latin -āns Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English sibilance From sibilant + -ance.