# fricativization

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The state or quality of being fricativized.
2. An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is fricativized.

## Etymology
From fricative + -ization or fricativize + -ation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fricativization