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- ...iffer in only one component, such as a single [[phoneme]], are called a '''minimal pair'''. Minimal pairs are widely used in language teaching. In [[English langu [[Spelling]] can disguise the fact of a minimal pair; here are some examples of this (pronunciation as at [[English spellings]]/2 KB (270 words) - 10:54, 26 September 2016
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- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Minimal pair]]. Needs checking by a human.647 bytes (90 words) - 19:05, 3 July 2010
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- ...iffer in only one component, such as a single [[phoneme]], are called a '''minimal pair'''. Minimal pairs are widely used in language teaching. In [[English langu [[Spelling]] can disguise the fact of a minimal pair; here are some examples of this (pronunciation as at [[English spellings]]/2 KB (270 words) - 10:54, 26 September 2016
- {{r|Minimal pair}}600 bytes (79 words) - 21:34, 11 January 2010
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Minimal pair]]. Needs checking by a human.647 bytes (90 words) - 19:05, 3 July 2010
- '''kebáb''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''cabál '''Kérry''' cf. '''Cãry''' = '''Cãrey''' ([[minimal pair]])5 KB (777 words) - 08:06, 30 August 2017
- '''Jŏyce''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''chŏice''' '''Jûlian''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Gíllian'''3 KB (474 words) - 16:09, 26 May 2017
- {{r|Minimal pair}}1 KB (172 words) - 16:19, 11 January 2010
- '''yeâ''' ''yes'', cf. '''nây''' ''no'' ([[minimal pair]])1 KB (217 words) - 07:52, 21 December 2016
- '''vieŵ''' ''see, opinion'' makes a minimal pair with '''feŵ2 KB (263 words) - 08:08, 1 May 2017
- [[minimal pair]], [[homophone|homographs]]: K- ''civilisation'' '''Céltic''' or '''célt2 KB (284 words) - 18:33, 2 April 2017
- ...''slave'' = [[John Vassall|'''Vássall''']] ''person'', cf. '''véssel''', [[minimal pair]] '''vînyl''' *vînəl, rhyming and making a [[minimal pair]] with '''fînal'''4 KB (606 words) - 05:29, 20 July 2017
- {{r|Minimal pair}}2 KB (273 words) - 14:08, 3 October 2010
- ...f, friénd'''. It is an unvoiced '''v''': '''feŵ''' and '''vieŵ''' are a [[minimal pair]].2 KB (271 words) - 09:37, 12 October 2013
- '''Sûe''' = '''sûe''' and they each make a [[minimal pair]] with '''zôo2 KB (387 words) - 12:47, 16 June 2016
- '''ímpetus''' makes a minimal pair with '''ímpotence''' '''incúmbent''', cf. '''encúmber''': [[minimal pair]] in [[R|non-rhotic]] pronunciations, like the standard [[British English]]9 KB (1,336 words) - 11:16, 25 June 2017
- ...ound units vary by voice, and very often this is distinctive, leading to [[minimal pair]]s such as 'bat' and 'pat' in [[English language|English]]. Phonologically,2 KB (348 words) - 06:55, 22 December 2008
- '''chrónicle''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''cónical''' BrE '''córal''' makes a minimal pair with '''qùarrel'''8 KB (1,232 words) - 20:04, 9 July 2016
- '''ténsion''' *ténshən makes [[minimal pair]]s with '''atténtion''' and '''inténtion''' '''téther''' rhymes with '''wéather''', [[minimal pair]]14 KB (2,152 words) - 12:25, 24 July 2017
- '''Eâmonn''' = '''Eâmon''', cf. '''Hâyman''' ([[minimal pair]]) '''èighty''' makes a rhyming minimal pair with '''Hâiti'''13 KB (1,982 words) - 15:39, 24 June 2017
- '''Ghàna''' ''Africa'' = BrE '''gàrner''' ''gather'', and makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Gàza''' '''Gíllian''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Júlian'''11 KB (1,705 words) - 19:40, 31 May 2017
- '''occidéntal''' *óxídéntəl cf. '''accidéntal''' ([[minimal pair]]) '''ópera''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Ôprah7 KB (1,129 words) - 21:26, 26 June 2017
- '''a mòther''', two words, makes a [[minimal pair]] with one word '''anòther [[minimal pair]]: '''ẁarrior''' cf. '''wòrrier13 KB (2,002 words) - 18:55, 2 August 2017
- '''dâhlia''' cf. '''Dêlia''' ([[minimal pair]]) '''dëarth''' cf. '''dïrt''' ([[minimal pair]])16 KB (2,467 words) - 14:34, 26 July 2017
- '''lédger''' makes a minimal pair with BrE '''léisure''' '''lêes''' ''dregs'', cf. '''lêase''' ''contract'', unvoiced '''s''': [[minimal pair]]16 KB (2,462 words) - 13:05, 5 July 2017
- '''Wídnes''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''wítness '''wîred''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''wêird13 KB (1,863 words) - 22:58, 10 August 2017
- '''[[Brigitte Bardot|Bardôt]]''' *Bardô makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Bordeaux '''[[Count Basie|Bâsie]]''' -ss- cf. '''[[Shirley Bassey|Bássey]]''' ([[minimal pair]])20 KB (3,035 words) - 12:34, 27 July 2017
- ...''preposition'' usually [[schwa]] (in [[British English]], *fə, making a [[minimal pair]] with unstressed '''the'''); stressed = '''fŏur''' ''4'', '''fŏre''' ''f '''Freud''' *Frǒyd, making a minimal pair with '''Flŏyd'''11 KB (1,649 words) - 17:27, 17 May 2017
- '''rábble''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''rébel''' '''râdàr''' cf. '''râider''' ([[minimal pair]])15 KB (2,228 words) - 14:59, 28 May 2017
- '''lúck''' and '''loòk''' are normally a [[minimal pair]]—though they are pronounced the same in demotic speech in Northern Engla ...urney, jöurnal, adjöurn, cöurteous, cöurtesy''' ''politeness'' (making a [[minimal pair]] with '''cürtsey''' ''bow''), '''scöurge''' and '''Lúxemböurg'''.9 KB (1,523 words) - 17:07, 15 February 2016
- '''pálace''' makes a minimal pair with '''Páris''' '''pêach''' makes a minimal pair with '''pítch'''21 KB (3,201 words) - 10:25, 21 December 2020
- '''nèighbour''' BrE; AmE '''nèighbor''' *nâber, rhymes (and makes [[minimal pair]]s) with '''lâbour'''/'''lâbor''', '''sâbre'''/'''sâber''', '''tâbor' '''Nîger''' ''delta, river'' *Nîjə(r), [[minimal pair]] with '''Nîgel'''9 KB (1,447 words) - 19:45, 23 June 2017
- '''mántle''', cf. '''méntal''' ([[minimal pair]]) ...àrshal''' ''persons'' = '''màrtial''' ''war'' = '''Màrtial''' ''poet'', [[minimal pair]] with '''Màrtian'''21 KB (3,209 words) - 08:09, 5 September 2017
- ...ddition, word pairs such as "bat/mat" or "mat/mad" in English are called [[minimal pair]]s, because they are only distinguished by one phoneme.5 KB (762 words) - 13:19, 12 June 2021
- '''káppa''' forms a [[minimal pair]] with '''cúppa6 KB (884 words) - 13:10, 13 May 2017
- '''Cãrey''' = '''Cãry''', cf. '''Kérry''' ([[minimal pair]]); '''Cãrrey''' is an irregular variant, as normally '''á''' before '''r '''cartoôn''' cf. '''Khartoûm''', [[minimal pair]]: '''n''' and '''m''' only different sounds32 KB (4,846 words) - 14:57, 17 August 2017
- [[minimal pair]]: cf. '''shékels''': '''sháckles [[minimal pair]]: '''êasels''' rhymes with '''mêasles11 KB (1,818 words) - 18:29, 13 April 2017
- '''accépt''' ''receive'' əx-, cf. '''excépt''' ''exception'' íx- ([[minimal pair]]) '''áccess''' ''noun'' *áxéss, cf. '''áxis''' centre ([[minimal pair]]), '''áxes''' ''axe'' *axiz25 KB (3,975 words) - 21:48, 24 May 2017
- '''scêne''' ''vista'' = '''sêen''' ''see'', making [[minimal pair]]s with '''sîgn''' = '''sîne''' '''sërvíce''' *sërvíss, cf. '''sürface''', -físs, [[minimal pair]], only one sound different28 KB (4,274 words) - 09:25, 18 July 2017
- ...d the contrast between /p/ and /b/ as ''phonemic'' - the two words are a ''minimal pair'' differing by only one phoneme. In ''pin'' and ''spin'', on the other hand8 KB (1,140 words) - 00:31, 3 September 2010
- [[minimal pair]] but not as appears: '''thŷ''' (possessive of ''thou'') has voiced '''th' [[minimal pair]]: '''vólley''' rhymes with '''fólly14 KB (2,212 words) - 12:26, 5 July 2017
- '''Champâgne''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''campâign '''gàrden''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Gŏrdon14 KB (2,241 words) - 11:22, 25 June 2017
- ...ing [[phoneme]]s. There are four tones in Mandarin, so the following are [[minimal pair]]s: 妈 ''mā'' (high-level tone, 'ma' as in 'mama'), 麻 ''má'' (high-ris8 KB (1,133 words) - 10:08, 28 February 2024
- ...ited in the song "'''Begín the Beguìne'''", where they are featured in a [[minimal pair]]. (Th -'''ine''' ending can also be -'''îne''': '''fîne, dîne, undermî8 KB (1,392 words) - 09:48, 13 August 2016
- The following [[minimal pair|minimal pairs]] differ only in the presence ('''ã''') or absence ('''é'''15 KB (2,623 words) - 12:05, 10 August 2017
- '''êast''' rhymes and makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''cêased11 KB (1,732 words) - 19:33, 6 July 2017
- -zle, cf. '''tòwel''', [[minimal pair]]: '''tòusle '''repãir''' makes a minimal pair with '''prepãre36 KB (5,897 words) - 19:42, 22 August 2017
- * [[Minimal pair]]25 KB (3,396 words) - 13:29, 2 April 2024
- ...{{IPA|/l/}} (written 'љ') may also occur before non-front vowels. Hence [[minimal pair]]s like бела {{IPA|/beła/}} "white, [[feminine gender|feminine]]" vs �34 KB (4,761 words) - 02:55, 8 October 2013