What is another word for speech sound?
50 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ spˈiːt͡ʃ sˈa͡ʊnd], [ spˈiːtʃ sˈaʊnd], [ s_p_ˈiː_tʃ s_ˈaʊ_n_d]
Speech sound is a term used to describe the sounds that we produce when we speak. However, there are several synonyms for speech sound that can be used interchangeably. One of the most common synonyms is phoneme, which refers to the smallest unit of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word. Another synonym is articulation, which refers to the process of producing speech sounds through the movement of the tongue, lips, and other articulators. Sound segment is another synonym that is used to describe a discrete unit of sound in speech, while speech element is a broader term that encompasses both sounds and other features of spoken language such as tone and rhythm.
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Synonyms for Speech sound:
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n.
• communication Other relevant words:
- Implosive ,
- affricate ,
- amplitude ,
- articulation ,
- aspiration ,
- assimilation ,
- bilabial ,
- check ,
- click ,
- consonant ,
- diphthong ,
- explosive ,
- fricative ,
- glide ,
- glottal ,
- guttural ,
- labial ,
- lateral ,
- letter ,
- liquid ,
- loudness ,
- modification ,
- mute ,
- nasal ,
- noise ,
- palatal ,
- peak ,
- pharyngeal ,
- phoneme ,
- phonetic entity ,
- phonetic unit ,
- plosive ,
- retroflex ,
- sibilant ,
- sonant ,
- sonority ,
- sound ,
- sound wave ,
- spirant ,
- stop ,
- surd ,
- syllable ,
- tone ,
- vocable ,
- voice ,
- vowel .
How to use "Speech sound" in context?
When people speak, they produce a variety of speech sounds. These sounds are classified by how they are produced. For example, when a person says the word "dog", their vocal cords vibrate to produce the "g" sound.
Homophones for Speech sound:
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Holonyms for Speech sound:
n.
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communication
utterance, vocalization.
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communication
Hyponym for Speech sound:
n.
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communication
language unit, linguistic unit.
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communication
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