/S/ as in "assure"

Classification: Voiceless palato-alveolar (strong) Fricative

Notes: Like /s/, a region of high frication, but with the energy coming lower, to around 2500 Hz.

A typical /S/ may look like:


Speaker: Tim Carmell
Word: the /S/ section of the word "shade"


Speaker: Tim Carmell
Word: the /S/ section of the word "assure"

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