1noun
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
01 Word definition
fricative
9 letters · 4 vowels · 5 consonants
Is FRICATIVE a word?
Yes. FRICATIVE is a 9-letter noun. a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
F-R-I-C-A-T-I-V-EHow do you spell FRICATIVE?
FRICATIVE contains 9 letters, begins with F, and ends with E.
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2adjective
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as ‘f’, ‘s’, ‘z’, or ‘th’ in both ‘thin’ and ‘then’)
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗fricative consonantspirantcontinuantsibilantstrident
02 Letter breakdown
How is FRICATIVE spelled?
F1R2I3C4A5T6I7V8E9
03 Word-game status
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How do you spell FRICATIVE?
FRICATIVE is spelled F-R-I-C-A-T-I-V-E. It contains 9 letters.