Minimal Pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

16,686 minimal pairs

Word Unique Phoneme Word Unique Phoneme
sulphur /ɜː/ sulfa /ʌ/ Learn more
exonerated /d/ exonerating /ŋ/ Learn more
slob /b/ slav /v/ Learn more
pings /z/ pinged /d/ Learn more
spurn /n/ spurge /dʒ/ Learn more
prunes /z/ pruner /ɜː/ Learn more
sills /z/ sylph /f/ Learn more
adapts /s/ adaptor /ɜː/ Learn more
cur /ɜː/ caw /ɔ/ Learn more
legate /t/ legged /d/ Learn more
parlay /e/ parley /i/ Learn more
paroles /z/ parolee /i/ Learn more
pawed /d/ pom /m/ Learn more
underreported /d/ underreporting /ŋ/ Learn more
ventilated /d/ ventilating /ŋ/ Learn more
flinty /i/ flints /s/ Learn more
outpacing /ŋ/ outpaces /z/ Learn more
purr /ɜː/ poo /uː/ Learn more
squeaks /s/ squeaker /ɜː/ Learn more
bares /z/ bared /d/ Learn more
subs /z/ subbed /d/ Learn more
grossed /t/ grosser /ɜː/ Learn more
stupor /ɜː/ stupa /ɒ/ Learn more
wooed /d/ woos /z/ Learn more
harmonizing /ŋ/ harmonizes /z/ Learn more

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