/v/ as in "vine"

Classification: Voiced labiodental (weak) Fricative

Notes: A locus at 1200 Hz, like /f/. between syllables, look for a v-shaped drop and rise in energy levels. Starting or ending words, /v/ may show bursts of frication like /f/, or may not show any frication at all.

A typical /v/ may look like:


Speaker: Tim Carmell
Word: the /v/ section of the word "raven"


Speaker: Tim Carmell
Word: the /v/ section of the word "vine"

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