ð vs ç̟

Voiced Alveolar Fricative vs Voiceless Alveolar Fricative

How these sounds differ

Voiced Alveolar Fricative

Voicing: voiced
Place: alveolar
Manner: fricative
Class: consonant
In languages: 30 / 500

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ç̟

Voiceless Alveolar Fricative

Voicing: voiceless
Place: alveolar
Manner: fricative
Class: consonant
In languages: 0 / 500

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Cross-linguistic distribution

Languages with ð

Languages with both

Languages with ç̟

0 languages in our database contrast both sounds as distinct phonemes. Languages that have one but not the other tend to merge them into a single phoneme — meaning speakers of those languages often struggle to hear the distinction when learning a language that contrasts them.

Has ð, not ç̟ (20)

Nganasan Uralic Chipewyan Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit Luiseno Uto-Aztecan Mazateco Otomanguean Mixtec Otomanguean Quechua Quechuan Guarani Tupian Cheremis Uralic NENETS Uralic CUBEO Tucanoan DAHALO Afro-Asiatic RUKAI Austronesian KOIARI Koiarian MORO Heibanic Iai Austronesian Kunjen Pama-Nyungan Aleut Eskimo-Aleut English (New Zealand) Indo-European Egyptian Arabic Afro-Asiatic Tamil Dravidian