What is Devoicing?

Devoicing (DeV), also called Postvocalic Devoicing, is a phonological process typically lasting up to the age 4 years. In this process, voiced consonants at the end of words (e.g., /b/ in “web”) become voiceless (e.g., /p/ in “wep”).

Examples:

• dog = dock

• hide = height

• move = moof

• bridge = britch

• web = wep