👉 In linguistics, a sibilant is an element of speech that produces a loud or high-pitched sound when it vibrates in its vocal cords. Sibilants are typically found in languages where there is a distinct difference between male and female voices, such as in the English language. For example, a person who has a sibilant voice might speak with a higher pitch than someone else of the same gender, often due to the difference in how their vocal cords resonate. This can be
