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Minimal pairs

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Minimal pairs are pairs of words or phrases in a particular language, spoken or signed, that differ in only one phonological element.

word 1 word 2 IPA 1 IPA 2 note
pin bin /pɪn/ /bɪn/ initial consonant
rot lot /rɒt/ /lɒt/
thigh thy /θaɪ/ /ðaɪ/
seal zeal /siːl/ /ziːl/
bin bean /bɪn/ /biːn/ vowel
pen pan /pɛn/ /pæn/
cook kook /kʊk/ /kuːk/
hat had /hæt/ /hæd/ final consonant
mean meme /miːn/ /miːm/

Ancestors (1 superordinated path)