What is another word for assibilation?
Pronunciation: [ɐsˌɪbɪlˈe͡ɪʃən] (IPA) 
Assibilation is a linguistic term used to describe the process of a non-sibilant sound becoming sibilant. Some synonyms for assibilation include sibilance, sibilantization, and sibilation. Sibilance refers to the presence of sibilant sounds within speech, while sibilantization specifically describes when a non-sibilant sound becomes a sibilant one. Sibilation is another term used to describe the production of sibilant sounds and can also refer to the sound itself. These terms are often used in the study of phonetics and can help linguists describe and analyze how sounds are produced in language.
