Voiceless Labio-dental Fricative


Here we have information about Voiceless Labio-dental Fricatives. We will define what a Voiceless Labio-dental Fricative is, show you some examples of words that contain a Voiceless Labio-dental Fricative, and even provide audio recordings so that you can listen to these examples, solidifying your overall understanding of Voiceless Labio-dental Fricatives.

Voiceless means that the vocal folds are not vibrating.

Labio-dental has two components. “Labio” refers to “lips,” and “dental” to “teeth.” Therefore, a labio-dental place of articulation means the sound is produced with your lip against your teeth.

Fricative sounds are produced when air is forced through a narrow passage in your mouth.

Below we have listed some examples of words that contain a Voiceless Labio-dental Fricative. We have also included the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription and the audio recording of each example for your convenience.

Fish = [fɪʃ]



Float = [flot]




More Information

American English IPA Consonants
Go here to view all of the American English IPA consonants in their sound classification chart.

Voiced Inter-dental Fricative
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