Minimal Pair List Consonant /p/ versus null, 916 pairs
The consonant /p/ occurs in initial, medial and final environments, and enters freely into clusters. This accounts for the size of this list. There are a number of cases of multiple pairings such as lea/leap and lea/plea .
Interesting pairs include:
annals panels
arrest oppressed
attrition patrician
latitude platitude
concession conception
tenancies tenpences
Notice, however, that tenancies/tenpences would not be minimal in rapid speech since the /n/ of tenpences would be assimilated to /m/.
The list makes 579 semantic distinctions, giving a loading of 63%.
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armour palmer armour Parma army palmy arrest oppressed arse pass arses passes arson parson art part Art part article particle articles particles artisan partisan artisans partisans arts parts arty party ascent percent ashen passion ass apse ass asp assent percent assertion aspersion assertions aspersions asses apses assist persist assistance persistence assistant persistent assisted persisted assisting persisting assists persists aster pasta Aston pastern at apt at pat ate pet attar apter attar patter attitude aptitude attitudes aptitudes attrition patrician aught port auk pork averse perverse aversion perversion aversions perversions avert pervert averted perverted averting perverting averts perverts awe paw awed pawed awes paws awing pawing awe pore awed pored awes pores awe pour awed poured awes pours awes pause awl pall awls palls awl Paul awl pawl awls pawls awning pawning axe packs axe pax axes paxes B beep be beep bee beep Bella Belper Bert burped bleat bleeped bliss blips bum 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