Minimal Pair List Consonants /p/ versus /k/: 1,009 pairs
The spelling of /p/ is either <p> or <pp>. The /k/ sound is spelled in many ways in this list, <c>, <k>, <ck> after short vowels, <kh> in sheikh , <qu> in toque and queue , and <ch> in ache . The last of these can give rise to spelling pronunciations.
The two sounds are fairly far apart in the mouth, but both have an unreleased allophone in syllable-final position which may be difficult to distinguish.
There are several pairs involving rude words: cop/cock , crap/crack , dip/dick , pee/key , piss/kiss , and punt/cunt .
Interesting pairs include
contraption contraction
deepen deacon
pamper camper
pander candour
parcel castle
partridge cartridge
peppery peccary
populate copulate
powered coward
supper succour
whisper whisker
The mean density value is 5.8%. The list makes 464 semantic distinctions, a loading of 46%.
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kips kicks knap knack knaps knacks knickers nippers lap lack lapped lacked lapping lacking laps lacks laps lax lapse lacks lapse lax leap leek leaps leeks leap leak leaped leaked leaping leaking leaps leaks lip lick lipped licked lipping licking lips licks loop Luke lop loch lops lochs lop lock lopped locked lopping locking lops locks map mac maps macs maps max mop mock mops mocks mopped mocked mopping mocking mope moke mopes mokes nap knack naps knacks nip nick nipped nicked nipping nicking nips nicks nippers knickers nipple nickel nipples nickels nips nix open oaken opt Oct overproud overcrowd P key P's keys P quay P’s quays pa car pace case paced cased paces cases pacing casing pad cad pads cads paddy caddie paddies caddies page cage paged caged pages cages paging caging pah car pail kail pain Cain pain cane pained caned paining caning pains canes pair care paired cared pairing caring pairs cares pale kail pall call palled called palling calling palls calls pall caul palls cauls pallor Calor palm calm palmed calmed palming calming palms calms palmer calmer palmers karmas palmer karma palmers karmas palmist calmest Pam cam pampas campus pamper camper pampers campers pan can panned canned panning canning pans cans panda candour pander candour pane cane panes canes pannier cannier pant cant panted canted panting canting pants cants panto canto pantos cantos pap pack paper caper papered capered papering capering papers capers par car pars cars parcel castle parcelled castled parcelling castling parcels castles pare care pared cared pares cares paring caring park carp parked carped parking carping parks carps parky khaki parley Cali Parma calmer Parma karma parr car parrs cars parry carry parried carried parries carries parrying carrying parrot carrot parrots carrots parrot carat parrots carats parrs cars parry Carrie parse cars part cart parted carted parting carting parts carts partridge cartridge partridges cartridges passed cast passed caste past cast pasts casts past caste pasts castes paste cased pastor caster pastors casters pastor castor pastors castors pat cat pats cats patch catch patches catches patching catching patchy catchy patchier catchier patchiest catchiest pate Kate patty catty Paul call Paula caller Paul caul pauper porker paupers porkers pause cause paused caused pauses causes pausing causing pause caws pause cores pause corps pave cave paved caved paves caves paving caving paw caw pawed cawed pawing cawing paws caws paw core pawed cored paws cores paw corps paws corps pawed chord pawed cord pawl call pawls calls pawl caul pawls cauls pawn corn pawned corned pawning corning pawns corns paws cause pay K pays K's pay Kay pea key peas keys pea quay peas quays peal keel pealed keeled pealing keeling peals keels pear care pears cares pearl curl pearled curled pearling curling pearls curls pearly curly pearlier curlier pearliest curliest pease keys pease quays pecked kept pee key peed keyed peeing keying pees keys pee quay pees quays peel keel peeled keeled peeling keeling peels keels peep peak peeped peaked peeping peaking peeps peaks peg keg pegs kegs pelt Celt pelts Celts pen ken penned kenned penning kenning pens kens Penny Kenny pep peck pepped pecked pepping pecking peps pecks pepper pecker peppers peckers peppery peccary peptic pectic per cur perk kirk perks kirks permission commission permit commit permits commits permitted committed permitting committing permute commute permuted commuted permutes commutes permuting commuting perry Kerry pert curt pertly curtly pertness curtness petal kettle petals kettles pew Q pews Q's pew cue pews cues pew queue pews queues pewter cuter pill kill pills kills pillar killer pillars killers pin kin pine kine pined kind ping king pings kings pink kink pinked kinked pinking kinking pinks kinks pip pick pipped picked pipping picking pips picks pipe pike pipes pikes pipette piquet piss kiss pissed kissed pisses kisses pissing kissing pit kit pits kits pitted kitted pitting kitting pitch kitsch pith kith pity kitty pitied kitted pities kitties plaid clad plan clan plans clans plank clank planked clanked planking clanking planks clanks plaque clerk plaques clerks plash clash plashed clashed plashes clashes plashing clashing platter clatter platters clatters play clay pleat cleat pleats cleats pliant client plod clod plods clods plop clock plopped clocked plopping clocking plops clocks plot clot plots clots plotted clotted plotting clotting ploughed cloud ploy cloy ploys cloys pluck cluck plucked clucked plucking clucking plucks clucks plump clump plumped clumped plumping clumping plumps clumps plunk clunk plunks clunks poach coach poached coached poaches coaches poaching coaching pocks cocks pocks cox pocked cocked pod cod podded codded podding codding pods cods poke coke poked coked pokes cokes poking coking polar cola pole coal poled coaled poles coals pole kohl poll coal polled coaled polling coaling polls coals poll col polls cols poll kohl pollard collared polled cold polling-station coaling-station polling-stations coaling-stations Polly collie poly collie polys collies pond conned pone cone pones cones pony coney ponies coneys pooh coo pooh coup pool cool pooled cooled pooling cooling pools cools poop coop poops coops pop cop popped copped popping copping pops cops pop pock popped pocked pops pocks Pope coke Popes cokes Popes coax poppa copper poppas coppers poppet pocket poppets pockets poppy copy poppies copies populate copulate populated copulated populates copulates populating copulating population copulation populations copulations pore caw pored cawed pores caws pore core pored cored poring coring pores cores pore corps pores corps pores cause pored chord pored cord pork cork porn corn porous chorus porpoise corpus porpoises corpuses port caught port court ported courted porting courting ports courts portion caution portioned cautioned portioning cautioning portions cautions portly courtly poses cosies posh cosh 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