affricates [tʃ, dʒ]
There are only 2 affricates in English: [tʃ, dʒ]. They are affricates because they are articulated by stopping the flow and then releasing it with a relatively slow friction.
| According to the place of articulation According to the force of articulation | Forelingual apical palato-alveolar |
| Strong (fortis) voiceless aspirated | tʃ |
| Weak (lenis) voiced (in word final position partly devoiced) non-aspirated | dʒ |
[tʃ]