Minimal Pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

19,290 minimal pairs

Word Unique Phoneme Word Unique Phoneme
mulling /l/ mucking /k/ Learn more
defer /f/ dearer /r/ Learn more
naughty /ɔ/ nitty /ɪ/ Learn more
wedded /ɛ/ worded /ɜː/ Learn more
burner /n/ burgher /g/ Learn more
nurtured /ɜː/ natured /e/ Learn more
paired /r/ pegged /g/ Learn more
billowing /oʊ/ bilking /k/ Learn more
pricey /aɪ/ precis /e/ Learn more
heaving /i/ halving /æ/ Learn more
sleet /i/ slat /æ/ Learn more
cracker /æ/ croaker /oʊ/ Learn more
fumes /m/ fugues /g/ Learn more
onerous /n/ odorous /d/ Learn more
pumping /m/ pulping /l/ Learn more
tally /l/ tatty /t/ Learn more
pops /p/ pocks /k/ Learn more
assemblies /i/ assemblers /ɜː/ Learn more
dummy /m/ ducky /k/ Learn more
gory /r/ gawky /k/ Learn more
steeper /i/ stepper /ɛ/ Learn more
weaker /i/ whacker /æ/ Learn more
dawned /n/ daubed /b/ Learn more
gullies /ʌ/ galleys /æ/ Learn more
spatter /æ/ spotter /ɒ/ Learn more

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