Minimal Pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

19,290 minimal pairs

Word Unique Phoneme Word Unique Phoneme
spelling /p/ smelling /m/ Learn more
weeping /i/ wiping /aɪ/ Learn more
soap /oʊ/ sap /æ/ Learn more
painting /n/ pasting /s/ Learn more
road /oʊ/ rood /uː/ Learn more
mail /e/ mil /ɪ/ Learn more
bombing /m/ barring /r/ Learn more
pages /ʌ/ pagers /ɜː/ Learn more
stunned /ʌ/ stained /e/ Learn more
needing /d/ kneeling /l/ Learn more
color /l/ coffer /f/ Learn more
color /ɔ/ curler /ɜː/ Learn more
suite /i/ swat /ɒ/ Learn more
stayed /e/ stead /ɛ/ Learn more
timing /m/ tiring /r/ Learn more
lawn /ɔ/ loin /ɔɪ/ Learn more
wake /e/ wok /ɒ/ Learn more
brass /æ/ brace /e/ Learn more
rating /e/ routing /aʊ/ Learn more
dining /aɪ/ donning /ɒ/ Learn more
watched /tʃ/ wart /r/ Learn more
kept /æ/ cooped /uː/ Learn more
blouse /aʊ/ bliss /ɪ/ Learn more
paid /e/ peed /i/ Learn more
silicon /ʌ/ silicone /oʊ/ Learn more

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