Minimal Pair List Consonants /p/ versus /s/, 614 pairs
The spelling of /p/ is either <p> or <pp>. The spelling of /s/ is more varied, including <s>, <ss>, <sc>, <c> in ceiling or <ps> in psalm .
The contrast is between a stop and a fricative, both voiceless but well separated in the mouth so that confusions are unlikely.
There are several taboo word pairs but they are unlikely to cause problems: crap/crass , pee/see , and pip/piss .Interesting pairs include
epics Essex
palmist psalmist
pedantry sedentary
pimple simple
pollution solution
rapist racist
The mean density value is 2.8%. The list makes 328 semantic distinctions, a loading of 54%.
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cinch pine sign pined signed pines signs pining signing pine sine pines sines ping sing pinging singing pings sings pink sink pinker sinker pinking sinking pinks sinks pip piss pipped pissed pipping pissing pique seek piques seeks piquing seeking pique Sikh piques Sikhs pis size Pisa Caesar piston Syston piston cistern pistons cisterns pit sit pits sits pitting sitting pity city pities cities pixies sixes plain slain plait slat plaited slatted plaits slats plane slain plant slant planted slanted planting slanting plants slants plash slash plashed slashed plashes slashes plashing slashing plate slate plated slated plates slates plating slating play slay playing slaying plays slays play sleigh played sleighed playing sleighing plays sleighs player slayer players slayers pleat sleet pleated sleeted pleating sleeting pleats sleets pled sled pledge sledge pledged sledged pledges sledges pledging sledging plied slide plight sleight plighted slighted plighting slighting plights sleights plight slight plop slop plopped slopped plopping slopping plops slops plot slot plots slots plotted slotted plotting slotting plough slough ploughs sloughs plug slug plugged slugged plugging slugging plugs slugs plum slum plums slums plumb slum plumbed slummed plumbing slumming plumbs slums plummy slummy plummier slummier plummiest slummiest plump slump plumped slumped plumping slumping plumps slumps plunk slunk plush slush plushy slushy plushier slushier plushiest slushiest ply sly PM cm PO CO pock Soc pock sock pocked socked pocks socks pocket socket pockets sockets pod sod podded sodded podding sodding pods sods podium sodium poke soak poked soaked pokes soaks poking soaking poker soaker pokers soakers polar solar pole Seoul pole sole poled soled poles soles poling soling pole soul poles souls poled sold poll Sol poll sole polled soled polling soling polls soles poll Seoul poll soul polls souls polled sold pollute salute polluted saluted pollutes salutes polluting saluting pollution solution polo solo pone sewn pooh Sioux pooh sou pooh Sue Poona sooner poop soup poops soups pop sop popped sopped popping sopping pops sops pope soap popes soaps poppet posset poppets possets poppy posse poppies posses pore saw pored sawed pores saws pore soar pored soared poring soaring pores soars pore sore pores sores pored sword porn sawn port sort ported sorted porting sorting ports sorts port sought porter sorter porters sorters pose sews pose sows posse soppy post soaped pot sot pots sots pound sound pounded sounded pounding sounding pounds sounds pour saw poured sawed pours saws pour soar poured soared pouring soaring pours soars pour sore pours sores poured sword power sour powered soured powering souring powers sours prep press P's seize pub sub pubs subs puck suck pucks sucks pucker succour puckered succoured puckering succouring puckers succours pucker sucker puckers suckers puff sough puffed soughed puffing soughing puffs soughs pukka succour pukka sucker pulp pulse pulped pulsed pulping pulsing pump sump pumps sumps pun son puns sons pun sun punned sunned punning sunning puns suns punk sunk pup pus pup sup pups sups purge serge purge surge purged surged purges surges purging surging purloin sirloin purloins sirloins purport support purported supported purporting supporting purports supports purred surd purr sir purrs sirs purvey survey purveyed surveyed purveying surveying purveys surveys purveyor surveyor purveyors surveyors put soot pyre sire pyres sires pyx sicks rape race raped raced raping racing rapier racier rapist racist rapists racists repeat receipt repeated receipted repeating receipting repeats receipts ripe rice ripped wrist roped roast shipped schist sirup cirrus sloop sluice sup suss supped sussed supping sussing taped taste top toss topped tossed topping tossing toped toast tripe trice tripped tryst troop truce troupe truce VP VC wallop Wallace wept west whipped whist
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