Speaking range

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  Differential

  Well I think men and women must have different speaking range, men having limited one and women having the entire possible range of sound. (humour) 😀
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  Ashraf HZ

  Here are the estimated ranges 😀
  
  Male: 50 Hz - 200 Hz
  Female: 150 Hz -300 Hz
  Children: 200 Hz- 400 Hz
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  Paritosh222

  okiesssssssss
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  tony55555

  Generally speaking:
  
  Male: 50 Hz - 200 Hz
  Female: 150 Hz -300 Hz
  Children: 200 Hz- 400 Hz
  
  However, there is more to it than this. For example, I have good hearing at those frequencies in both ears, but have to wear a hearing aid in one ear to be able to understand speech, because I have large hearing losses in that ear starting at 2000 Hz through 8000 Hz.
  
  Here is an explanation from another web site:
  
  16 to 32 Hz - The human threshold of feeling, and the lowest pedal notes of a pipe organ.
  
  32 to 512 Hz - Rhythm frequencies, where the lower and upper bass notes lie.
  
  512 to 2,048 Hz - Defines human speech intelligibility, gives a horn-like or tinny quality to sound.
  
  2,048 to 8,192 Hz - Gives presence to speech, where labial and fricative sounds lie.
  
  8,192 to 16,384 Hz - Brilliance, the sounds of bells and the ringing of cymbals. In speech, the sound of the letter "S" (8000-11000 Hz)
  
  And:
  
  32.70 Hz - Lowest C on a standard 88-key piano.
  
  261.63 - Middle C on a standard 88-key piano.
  
  4,186 - Highest note on a standard 88-key piano.