Which sound is an affricate?

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Which sound is an affricate?

Explanation:
An affricate combines a brief stop with a fricative release. The sound /dʒ/ does this: it starts with a short closure like a /d/ and then releases into a frictional stream like /ʒ/, so you hear a single, blended consonant (the “j” sound as in judge). The others are different: /s/ and /f/ are fricatives with continuous airflow and no preceding stop, while /n/ is a nasal where air goes through the nose with the mouth closed and no fricative release. So /dʒ/ is the affricate.

An affricate combines a brief stop with a fricative release. The sound /dʒ/ does this: it starts with a short closure like a /d/ and then releases into a frictional stream like /ʒ/, so you hear a single, blended consonant (the “j” sound as in judge). The others are different: /s/ and /f/ are fricatives with continuous airflow and no preceding stop, while /n/ is a nasal where air goes through the nose with the mouth closed and no fricative release. So /dʒ/ is the affricate.

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