Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sibilant consonant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
sibi-lan-t -con-so-nant
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

Synonyms

sibilant

Questions

What does sibilant consonant mean?
a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

How to pronounce sibilant consonant

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