Minimal Pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

19,290 minimal pairs

Word Unique Phoneme Word Unique Phoneme
hardens /d/ harkens /k/ Learn more
brainy /r/ bahraini /ɜː/ Learn more
cobbled /b/ coddled /d/ Learn more
mambo /ɒ/ mumbo /ʌ/ Learn more
baggy /æ/ bogie /ʊ/ Learn more
heals /l/ heeds /d/ Learn more
canister /ʌ/ cannister /ɪ/ Learn more
pane /e/ poon /uː/ Learn more
hacked /k/ hatched /tʃ/ Learn more
mil /ɪ/ maul /ɔ/ Learn more
coos /uː/ cuss /ʌ/ Learn more
shunt /n/ shucked /k/ Learn more
tutsi /uː/ tsetse /i/ Learn more
fined /aɪ/ fanned /æ/ Learn more
hover /v/ huffer /f/ Learn more
grunted /ʌ/ granted /æ/ Learn more
bubbling /ʌ/ bobbling /ɔ/ Learn more
hunky /ʌ/ honky /ɔ/ Learn more
parquet /k/ parfait /f/ Learn more
wafer /f/ wader /d/ Learn more
bearers /ɜː/ barrows /oʊ/ Learn more
effected /f/ ejected /dʒ/ Learn more
coot /uː/ cote /oʊ/ Learn more
slop /ɒ/ slurp /ɜː/ Learn more
harden /d/ hearten /t/ Learn more

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