minimal pair

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A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme

beach and bitch and bun and ban are examples of minimal pairs.

Two linguistic units that differ in a single distinctive feature or constituent (as voice in the initial consonants of bat and pat)
minimal pairs
plural form of minimal pair
near-minimal pair
A pair of words differing by a few (but more than one) phonetic segments or suprasegments, used to suggest a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme may be valid
minimal pair

    Hyphenation

    min·i·mal pair

    Turkish pronunciation

    mînımıl per

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmənəməl ˈper/ /ˈmɪnəməl ˈpɛr/

    Etymology

    () minimal + pair
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