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It depends on dialect. In American English, the th in that is voiced; /ðæt/ http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/that http://www.macmi

• caf 10y ago
  "thin" might be a better example that is more consistently pronounced with the unvoiced 'th'?
  • grzm 10y ago
    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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_dental_fricative th-fronting always catches my attention as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th-fronting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th-fronting