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"thin" might be a better example that is more consistently pronounced with the unvoiced 'th'?


Indeed, thin is the examplar given in Wikipedia for /θ/.

It also has further explanation of th is sometimes voiced and sometimes unvoiced depending on context.

One thing to note is that some English speakers pronounce /ð/ and /θ/ as allophones, likely due to their identical orthography. At the beginning and middle of words, it becomes voiced /θɪn/ and /θɪŋ/ (thin and thing) becoming /ðɪn/ and /ðɪŋ/, respectively. At the end of words, it remains unvoiced.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_dental_fricative

th-fronting always catches my attention as well:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th-fronting




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