Minimal Pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

19,290 minimal pairs

Word Unique Phoneme Word Unique Phoneme
swish /ɪ/ swoosh /uː/ Learn more
inflating /t/ inflaming /m/ Learn more
lapped /æ/ looped /uː/ Learn more
brews /r/ bayous /aɪ/ Learn more
cranny /n/ crabby /b/ Learn more
filers /aɪ/ feelers /i/ Learn more
picky /ɪ/ poky /oʊ/ Learn more
ravishing /ʃ/ ravaging /dʒ/ Learn more
haired /r/ hedged /dʒ/ Learn more
donkey /ŋ/ darkie /r/ Learn more
lacquer /æ/ leaker /i/ Learn more
freighter /e/ fritter /ɪ/ Learn more
bellows /l/ barrows /r/ Learn more
waned /e/ wend /ɛ/ Learn more
dues /uː/ dhows /aʊ/ Learn more
scarring /k/ sparring /p/ Learn more
roiled /ɔɪ/ riled /aɪ/ Learn more
tarot /r/ tallow /l/ Learn more
abreast /r/ obsessed /s/ Learn more
nit /ɪ/ gnat /æ/ Learn more
bleed /i/ blued /uː/ Learn more
buttered /t/ buffered /f/ Learn more
stoking /k/ stoning /n/ Learn more
stank /æ/ stunk /ʌ/ Learn more
whiter /t/ whiner /n/ Learn more

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