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Minimal-pair trainer

Train sounds dictionaries bury: hear near-miss pairs, then open each word page for IPA, syllables, and Slow playback.

Hear the difference

Click Compare to play both words back-to-back. Then open the word pages to practice with Slow audio.

ship vs sheep
ɪ vs iː
bit vs beat
ɪ vs iː
full vs fool
ʊ vs uː
cot vs caught
ɑ vs ɔ
thin vs tin
θ vs t
rice vs lice
r vs l
pray vs play
r vs l
vest vs west
v vs w
live vs leave
ɪ vs iː
stress shift

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