Meanings
Translations
Catalan parell mínim
- parell mínimpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Chinese Cantonese 最細對立體 /最细对立体
- 最細對立體 /最细对立体pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Chinese Mandarin 最小對立體 /最小对立体
- 最小對立體 /最小对立体 (zuìxiǎoduìlìtǐ)pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Czech minimální pár
- minimální párpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Danish minimalt par
- minimalt parpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Dutch minimaal paar
- minimaal paarpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Esperanto minimuma paro
- minimuma paropair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Finnish minimipari
- minimiparipair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
French paire minimale
- paire minimalepair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
German Minimalpaar
- Minimalpaarpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Greek ελάχιστο ζεύγος
- ελάχιστο ζεύγος (eláchisto zévgos)pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Hebrew זוג מינימלי
- זוג מינימלי (zug minimali)pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Hungarian minimális pár, minimálpár
- minimális párpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
- minimálpárpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Icelandic mágmarkspar
- mágmarksparpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Irish péire íosmhéide
- péire íosmhéidepair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Italian coppia minima
- coppia minimapair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Japanese ミニマル・ペア, 最小対語
- ミニマル・ペア (minimaru pea)pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
- 最小対語 (saishōtsuigo)pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
- 最小対 (saishōtsui)pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
- 最小対立 (saishōtairitsu)pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Korean 최소 대립쌍
- 최소 대립쌍 (choeso daeripssang)pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Norwegian minimalt par
- minimalt parpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Polish para minimalna
- para minimalnapair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Portuguese par mínimo
- par mínimopair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Romanian pereche minimală
- pereche minimalăpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Russian минима́льная па́ра
- минима́льная па́ра (minimálʹnaja pára)pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Spanish par mínimo
- par mínimopair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Swedish minimalt ordpar
- minimalt ordparpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Tagalog pares minimal
- pares minimalpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Thai คู่เทียบเสียง
- คู่เทียบเสียงpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Welsh pâr minimol
- pâr minimolpair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment
Cite this entry
APA
minimal pair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimal%20pair
MLA
“minimal pair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimal%20pair. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minimal pair,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimal%20pair.
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