Minimal Pair List Consonants /m/ versus /ʧ/, 214 pairs
The /m/ sound is spelled with <m>, <mm> or <mb> in comb . The /ʧ/ sound is spelled with <ch>, <tch>, <tu> in feature or <c> in cello .
This is a contrast between a voiced bilabial nasal continuant and a voiceless alveolar affricate. It is not a problem.
Interesting pairs include:
ermine urchin
femur feature
malice chalice
martyr charter
mason chasten
million Chilean
stammer stature
The mean density value is 2.6%. The lists make 118 semantic distinctions, a loading of 58%.
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