t̠ʃʲː vs d̠ʒ

Voiceless Palato-Alveolar Affricate vs Voiced Palato-Alveolar Affricate

How these sounds differ

t̠ʃʲː
Voiceless Palato-Alveolar Affricate
Voicing
voiceless
Place
palato-alveolar
Manner
affricate
Class
consonant
In languages
1 / 500
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d̠ʒ
Voiced Palato-Alveolar Affricate
Voicing
voiced
Place
palato-alveolar
Manner
affricate
Class
consonant
In languages
139 / 500
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Cross-linguistic distribution

1
Languages with t̠ʃʲː
1
Languages with both
139
Languages with d̠ʒ

1 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.