What is Fricative consonant?
{{redlinks|date=October 2011}} A '''fricative consonant''' is a [[consonant]] that is made when you squeeze air through a small hole or gap in your [[mouth]]. For example, the gaps between your [[teeth]] can make fricative consonants; when these gaps are used, the fricatives are called [[sibilant]]s. Some examples of sibilants in English are {{IPA|[s]}}, {{IPA|[z]}}, {{IPA|[ʃ]}}, and {{IPA|[ʒ]}}. English has a fairly large number of fricatives, and it has both voiced and voiceless fricatives. Its voiceless fricatives are [s], {{IPA|[ʃ]}}, [f], and [θ], and its voiced fricatives are [z], [ʒ], [v], and [ð] ==Sibilant fricatives== This is a list of sibilant fricatives. * {{IPA|[s]}} [[voiceless alveolar fricative|voiceless coronal sibilant]], as in English ''sip'' * {{IPA|[z]}} [[voiced alveolar fricative|voiced coronal sibilant]], as in English ''zip'' * {{IPA|[ʃ]}} [[voiceless alveolar fricative|voiceless palat-alveolar sibilant]] ([[domed consonant|domed]], partially palatalized), as in English ''ship'' * {{IPA|[ʒ]}} [[voiced alveolar fricative|voiced palat-alveolar sibilant]] (domed, partially palatalized), as the ''s'' in English ''vision'' * {{IPA|[ɕ]}} [[Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative|voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant]] (laminal, palatalized) * {{IPA|[ʑ]}} [[voiced alveolo-palatal fricative|voiced alveo-palatal sibilant]] (laminal, palatalized) * {{IPA|[ʂ]}} [[voiceless retroflex fricative|voiceless retroflex sibilant]] ([[apical consonant|apical]] or [[subapical consonant|subapical]]) * {{IPA|[ʐ]}} [[voiced retroflex fricative|voiced retroflex sibilant]] (apical or subapical) ==Non-sibilant fricatives== * {{IPA|[ɸ]}} [[voiceless bilabial fricative]] * {{IPA|[β]}} [[voiced bilabial fricative]] * {{IPA|[f]}} [[voiceless labiodental fricative]], as in English ''fine'' * {{IPA|[v]}} [[voiced labiodental fricative]], as in English ''vine'' * {{IPA|[θ], [θ̟]}} [[voiceless dental fricative]], as in English ''thing'' * {{IPA|[ð], [ð̟]}} [[voiced dental fricative]], as in English ''that'' * {{IPA|[r̝]}}