| minimal pair |
| Definition:
(1) Two words that differ by just one sound. (2) "Pairs of words or phrases in a particular language, which differ in only one phonological element, such as a phone, phoneme, toneme or chroneme and have a distinct meaning. They are used to demonstrate that two phones constitute two separate phonemes in the language." (Source: Wikipedia s.v. minimal pair) |
| Example:
(1) lap and lab (2) ship and sheep |