Consonant /z/ 

/z/ is a fricative consonant that is formed by passing air through a narrow channel between the tip of the tongue and the alveoli. The lips are not rounded. The vocal cords vibrate when producing the /z/. It's 'voiced'. The most common writing patterns are 'z', 'zz', 's' between Vowels, 'se' after vowel and endings 's', 'es', 'ism', 'x' before vowel. Although it presents many exceptions.
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Sounds 1: 'z' /ˈzuː/ (zoologico)    /ˈzæp/ (liquidar)   Sounds 2: 'zz' /ˈbʌz/ (zumbar)      Sounds 3: 's' between Vowels /ˈiːzi/ (fácil)    /dɪˈziːz/ (enfermedades)   Sounds 4: 'se' after vowel /ˈðiːz/ (estos)   Sounds 5: Endings 's', 'es' /ˈpleɪz/ (juega) /ˈmuːvz/ (mueve) /ˈɪz/ (es) /ˈwəz/ (fue) /ˈhæz/ (tiene) /ˈhɪz/ (su) /ˈæz/ (como) /ˈɑːlˌweɪz/ (siempre)   Sounds 6: 'ism' /ˈbæpˌtɪzəm/ (bautismo)    /ˈkɑːmjəˌnɪzəm/ (comunismo)   Sounds 7: 'x' before vowel /ɪgˈzɪst/ (existe)

 The English comsonant /θ/