Minimal Pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

19,290 minimal pairs

Word Unique Phoneme Word Unique Phoneme
washing /ʃ/ whopping /p/ Learn more
term /ɜː/ teem /i/ Learn more
gentle /ʌ/ gentile /aɪ/ Learn more
cut /ʌ/ khat /ɒ/ Learn more
lone /oʊ/ lain /e/ Learn more
brink /r/ blink /l/ Learn more
bombing /ɒ/ beaming /i/ Learn more
waking /k/ whaling /l/ Learn more
silver /ɪ/ solver /ɒ/ Learn more
timing /aɪ/ taming /e/ Learn more
chips /ɪ/ chaps /æ/ Learn more
wall /ɔ/ whorl /ɜː/ Learn more
cafe /f/ cachet /ʃ/ Learn more
triple /p/ trickle /k/ Learn more
salon /ɒ/ saline /i/ Learn more
grinning /n/ gripping /p/ Learn more
upheld /ɛ/ uphold /oʊ/ Learn more
locked /ɒ/ lurked /ɜː/ Learn more
closer /s/ cloture /tʃ/ Learn more
feast /i/ fest /ɛ/ Learn more
failed /l/ feigned /n/ Learn more
phrase /e/ frieze /i/ Learn more
pretty /t/ prissy /s/ Learn more
coat /oʊ/ coot /uː/ Learn more
hitter /ɪ/ heater /i/ Learn more

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