Minimal Pair List Consonant /w/ versus null, 428 pairs
The /w/ sound is spelled with <w>, <wh> or <o> in one-horse , and is heard in the letter name Y . Many of the pairs arise from dropping /w/ in a cluster, particularly /kw/ spelled <qu> versus /k/. Just over half the pairs come from dropping an initial /w/.
Taboo word pairs include twit/tit and wank/anch .
The density value is 9.5%. The set makes 235 semantic distinctions, giving a loading of 55%.
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ending wet ate whacks axe whale ail whales ails whale ale whales ales wheat eat wheats eats whaeten eaten wheel eel wheels eels wheeling eeling wheeled eeled wheeze ease wheezes eases wheezing easing wheezed eased wheezy easy wheezier easier wheeziest easiest wheezily easily wheeze E's whelk elk whelks elks when N where air where heir where e'er where ere where Ayr whet ate whey A which itch whiff if while aisle whiles aisles while isle whiles isles whin in whirl earl whirls earls whirr err whirrs errs whirring erring whirred erred whit it whiz is whoa O whoa owe whop op whops ops whorl earl whorls earls why eye why I wide eyed wider Eider wides Ides wield eeled wile aisle wiles aisles wile isle wiles isles will ill wills ills win in win inn wins inns winch inch winches inches winching inching winched inched wink ink winks inks winking inking winked inked winner inner winners inners winnings innings wire ire wise eyes wit it wits its witch itch witches itches woad owed woe O woes O's 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