Why do girls have high pitch?

The vocal cords' vibration makes sound, just like a strummed guitar does. And like guitar strings, smaller cords create a higher sound. Girls' vocal cords are usually shorter and thinner than most boys', which is why their voices sound higher. This difference in pitch is even more noticeable in grown-up men and women.
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Why do females have a higher voice than males?

The female vocal folds are on average 60% shorter anteriorly-posteriorly 25 which is one of the primary reasons for women's higher average fundamental frequency (F0) (190 Hz, female, vs. 120 Hz, male) 26.
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What does it mean when a girl has a high pitched voice?

Typically if a woman's pitch goes higher it means that she is excited in some way (either happy or nervous…but there is some sort of “elevation or excitement” happening inside of her) :) 13.
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Which gender has a higher pitch?

In general, the fundamental frequency of a sound is inversely proportional to the size of the source, that is, adults males tend to have voices with a low F0 or low pitch, and adult females tend to have voices with a high F0 or high pitch.
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Why Japanese girls have high pitch?

Japanese women have been found to have higher pitches than Dutch women. This finding has been explained in the past by assuming that Japanese women raise their pitch in order to project a vocal image associated with feminine attributes of powerlessness.
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Do girls higher their voice?

The biological gender differences in the human voice are very clear. Female voices have higher pitch and male voices have lower pitch. These differences are thought to be because of evolutionary pressures such as mating choices.
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Do girls talk in high pitch when they like someone?

Researchers found that, "Both sexes used a lower-pitched voice and showed a higher level of physiological arousal when speaking to the more attractive, opposite-sex target.
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Does a deep voice mean big balls?

It used to be thought that voice pitch in mammals relates to body size, but that is no longer believed top be the case. McElligott pointed out that you can have big men with higher-pitched voices, or smaller men with lower-pitched voices, so pitch is not always an indication of body size.
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What voice pitch is most attractive?

There is also abundant evidence that women prefer men with a deep voice, while men prefer women with a high voice. Attractive male voices are around 96 Hz and the most attractive women voices are up to 280 Hz.
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Can a male be born with female voice?

It does sound weird, but it's not impossible. It can happen when a full grown men who had undergone physical changes during puberty, but their high pitch voice remains unchanged. For those affected, they actually have a voice problem known as puberphonia.
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Why are high voices attractive?

"Quite a few studies have shown men tend to favour a higher pitch in women because it is feminine and youthful, while women tend to like men to have deeper voices that are seen as more masculine and linked to testosterone."
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Why do guys deepen their voice around girls?

Apparently, the reasoning behind this unconscious reaction is rooted in evolution. The study authors theorize that men's voices instinctively deepen in order to appear more masculine to the opposite sex, but they also implement the varied pitch so they're less threatening.
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What is a flirty voice?

A flirty voice is playful and light, sometimes sarcastic and witty. It gives you that tingle down your spine, and it makes the listener feel special, maybe even shy. It's the kind of voice you might hear on a TV network promo or commercial spot.
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What age do girls voices get deeper?

Your voice during puberty

Puberty is a process of sexual maturation. A voice change is one of the secondary sexual characteristics adolescents develop. In boys, this happens between ages 12 and 16; in girls, between ages 10 and 14.
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Why are girls voice so deep?

Women's vocal cords are smaller and thinner, which generates a higher-pitch. Men's vocal cords are bigger and thicker, thus a lower-pitched voice. For men with a high-pitched voice, it's likely that their vocal cords are smaller and thinner.
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Are guys with deep voices hot?

Women find men with deep voices sexy, because deep voices are associated with high testosterone, which suggests the men will produce healthy children.
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Do your balls actually affect your voice?

Testicles “drop” long before puberty. The hormones from puberty, some of which come from the testicles, do cause changes in the vocal chords which in turn cause the change in voice. But no it isn't because their balls dropped. If it was there would be a lot of deep voiced baby boys out there.
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Is high pitch attractive?

Researchers from University College London found that, at least among a sample of 32 participants, high-pitched female voices females were found to be attractive because they indicated the speaker had a small body.
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Do girls like deep or soft voices?

Women are more attracted to men with deep voices – and this attraction is strongest among prettier, more feminine women. In fact, women prefer a masculine voice more strongly and more unanimously to a masculine face.
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Do girls like boys with heavy voice?

Research says it's true. Apparently, the deeper your voice is, the more attractive you appear to women. This vocal attraction also suggests that men prefer women with a higher pitched voice.
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Can guys sing higher than girls?

Consequently, singing voices for women are usually a little higher than for men, with the highest female voice (soprano) reaching C6 and the lowest one (contralto) going down to E3, while the highest male voice (countertenor, typically in falsetto) may hit E5, and the lowest one (bass) can drop down to E2.
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Are girls more vocal than boys?

In humans, it's the girl who talks more. Baby girls tend to communicate using sounds and gestures before boys do, and as girls get older, they have a larger vocabulary, Bowers says. Women speak an average of 20,000 words a day vs.
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