Minimal Pair

MINIMAL PAIR

• A minimal pair is a pair of words that vary by only a single sound, usually meaning sounds that may confuse English learners, like the /f/ and /v/ in fan and van, or the /e/ and /ɪ/ in desk and disk.
• In phonetics, two words that differ in only one sound (aphoneme), such as hit and hid.
• A minimal pair is a pair of words that differ in a singlephoneme.