Minimal Pair List Consonants /g/ versus /l/, 237 pairs
The /g/ sound is spelled with <g> or <gg>, while the /l/ sound is spelled <l> throughout.
The contrast is between a velar stop and a lateral continuant, both voiced. It does not cause any problems.
The only taboo word pair is shag/shall .
Intersting pairs include:
corrugate correlate
cougar cooler
gable label
gaiety laity
ghastly lastly
goalie lowly
mugger mullah
sagacious salacious
The mean density value is 1.5%. The list makes 128 semantic distinctions, a loading of 54%.
Aggie Ali Aggie alley baggy bally beg bell begged belled begging belling begs bells big bill brig brill cargo Carlow cog col cogs cols corrugate correlate corrugated correlated corrugates correlates corrugating correlating corrugation correlation corrugations correlations cougar cooler cougars coolers degauss delouse degaussed deloused degausses delouses degaussing delousing dig dill dog doll dogged dolled dogging dolling dogs dolls doggie dolly doggies dollies Doug dull drogue droll dug dull dugs dulls egg L eggs L's erg earl ergs earls fig fill figs fills foggy folly gab lab gable label gabled labelled gables labels gabling labelling gad lad gads lads gag gal gags gals gag lag gagged lagged gagging lagging gags lags gaga gala gaiety laity gain lain gain lane gains lanes gait late gaiter later game lame gamed lamed gamely lamely games lames gaming laming gamp lamp gamps lamps gap lap gaps laps Gary Larry gash lash gashes lashes gassy lassie gat lat gate late gaud laud gaud lord gauze laws gave lave gay lay gays lays gaze lays gaze laze gazed lazed gazes lazes gazing lazing gayer layer gear leer geared leered gearing leering gears leers geese lease get let gets lets getting letting get-up let-up get-ups let-ups ghastly lastly ghee lea ghee lee ghee Leigh Ghent lent gift lift gifted lifted gifting lifting gifts lifts gig gill gigs gills gillie lily gillies lilies gilt lilt gizzard lizard gizzards lizards go lo go low goes lows going lowing goad load goaded loaded goading loading goads loads goalie lowly gob lob gobs lobs gods Lodz goitre loiter goitres loiters golly lolly gong long gonged longed gonging longing gongs longs goo lieu goo loo gooey Louis goon loon goons loons goose loose gopher loafer gophers loafers gore law gores laws gore lor gore lore gored laud gored lord got lot gourd lured gout lout guard lard guarded larded guarding larding guards lards guess less guessed lest guest lest guide lied guile lisle guise lies gull lull gulls lulls gulling lulling gulled lulled gummy lumme gush lush gushes lushes gusher lusher gust lust gusts lusts gusty lusty gustier lustier gustiest lustiest guy lie guyed lied guying lying guys lies hag Hal hug hull hugged hulled hugging hulling hugs hulls instigation instillation instigations instillations jig gill jigs gills log loll logged lolled logging lolling logs lolls lug lull lugged lulled lugging lulling lugs lulls morgue maul morgues mauls mug mull mugged mulled muggins mulleins mugs mulls mugger mullah muggers mullahs pig pill pigs pills piggery pillory piggeries pillories ragged rallied rig rill rigs rills rogue rôle rogues rôles rogue roll rogues rolls sagacious salacious sagaciously salaciously sagacity salacity shag shall swig swill swigged swilled swigging swilling swigs swills teg tel tegs tells twig twill twigged twilled twigs twills vague vale vogue vole vogues voles Whig will Whigs wills wig will wigs wills wigged willed wigging willing
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