Why is my voice so high pitched I'm a girl?

Males and females have different vocal fold sizes, and the shorter vocal folds of women makes their pitch higher. Furthermore, some women simply have more naturally higher-pitched voices than others.
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Why is my voice so high female?

In females, the voice box sits higher up and vocal cords vibrate 130 – 200 times per minute, Hence female voices sound higher in pitch than males. Apart from anatomy, stress, anxiety, excitement (any emotion that causes us to move from baseline), causes our voice to increase in pitch.
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Why is my voice so high at 18 female?

Puberphonia (also known as mutational falsetto, functional falsetto, incomplete mutation, adolescent falsetto, or pubescent falsetto) is a functional voice disorder that is characterized by the habitual use of a high-pitched voice after puberty, hence why many refer to the disorder as resulting in a 'falsetto' voice.
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Why are girls voices higher than guys?

Male and female voices

Men's voices are generally deeper because the surge of testosterone released during puberty causes their vocal cords to elongate and thicken. Like the strings of a cello, thicker, longer vocal cords produce a deeper sound.
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Are high pitched female voices 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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What is the rarest female voice type?

Contraltos are arguably the rarest of female voice types and they possess a tone so dark they often give the men a run for their money. If mezzos are like clarinets, contraltos are more like bass clarinets.
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Do guys like girls with high pitched voice?

"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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What gender is my voice?

It's safe to say there isn't a gendered voice. If you are a man, your voice is male. If you are a woman, your voice is female. If you are neither a man or a woman, your voice is not male nor female, it's yours.
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Which gender has a louder voice?

Answer: In general, women speak at a higher pitch – about an octave higher than the man's voice. The average range for an adult woman is 165 – 255 Hz, and a man's voice range is usually 85-155 Hz. A man's voice is generally deeper because the vocal cords have elongated and thickened with testosterone.
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How do I lower my pitch?

To deepen your voice, you'll want to try and lower your pitch. To do this, relax your throat as much as possible, to avoid tightening your vocal cords. Moisten your mouth and throat, and hold your chin up.
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What age do girls voice change?

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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What age does a girls voice stop developing?

Girls' voices typically change (much less drastically) between the ages of 10 and 14. Between the ages of 18 and 21, your voice stabilizes because the vocal folds and larynx have reached their full growth.
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How do I lower my high pitched voice?

Try inhaling deeply through your nose, bringing the air all the way in and as far down as possible; then, while exhaling slowly, say something. You should feel a vibration as you speak. This technique—popular among singers and actors—might be able to help you control the pitch of your voice.
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Is high voice genetic?

It may not surprise you that genetic factors influence vocal quality. After all, voice qualities are largely determined by the size and shape of your larynx, neck, throat and facial structures all determined by genetics. But the influence of environment is too strong to be ignored.
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How can a girl have a normal voice?

Part 1: Tips of Convincingly Sound Like a Girl
  1. Drink more water daily.(please insist to do that)
  2. Pull up your Adam's apple.(Try swallowing: that movement brings the apple up)
  3. Tighten your throat.
  4. Tring speak softly.
  5. Acting and impersonation.
  6. Practice.
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What are the 4 female voices?

Female voices
  • Soprano range: The soprano is the highest singing voice. ...
  • Mezzo-soprano range: The mezzo-soprano voice is the middle-range voice type for females; it lies between the soprano and contralto ranges, over-lapping both of them. ...
  • Contralto range: The contralto voice is the lowest female voice.
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Can I change your voice gender?

Transgender voice therapy and surgery, also known as gender affirming voice care, involves treatments to help transgender individuals adapt their voices to achieve communication patterns that match their gender identity. Treatments can help change vocal characteristics and nonverbal communication patterns.
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Will my voice change as a girl?

As the body goes through puberty, the larynx grows larger and thicker. It happens in both boys and girls, but the change is more evident in boys. Girls' voices only deepen by a couple of tones and the change is barely noticeable.
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What are the 6 types of voices female?

There are six main vocal ranges: soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass.
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What Are the Six Voice Types?
  • Soprano. Soprano is the highest female vocal type. ...
  • Mezzo-Soprano. ...
  • Alto. ...
  • Tenor. ...
  • Baritone. ...
  • Bass.
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Do guys like low voice girls?

Study says men find women with a lower voice more attractive.
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When a girl softens her voice?

"When a woman naturally lowers her voice, it may be perceived as her attempt to sound more seductive or attractive, and therefore serves as a signal of her romantic interest," she adds. Their research also measured people's awareness of the changes in others' voices.
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What voice pitch is 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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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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Is low pitched voice attractive?

Consistent with previous voice research, women judged lower pitched voices as more masculine and more attractive.
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