Consonant Contrast

Come si pronuncia veil vs wail

Contrasto fonetico chiave

‘Veil’ (⁄veɪl⁄) uses /v/; ‘wail’ (⁄weɪl⁄) uses /w/.

Contrasto: /v/ vs /w/

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veil

⁄veɪl⁄

Sillabe

VEIL

Definizione:

Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.

“The veil of the temple was rent in twain.”

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wail

⁄weɪl⁄

Sillabe

WAIL

Definizione:

To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

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Difference between veil and wail?

‘Veil’ (⁄veɪl⁄) uses /v/; ‘wail’ (⁄weɪl⁄) uses /w/.

Syllable stress in veil vs wail?

"veil" has 1 syllables (veil). "wail" has 1 syllables (wail).

Why are veil and wail easily confused?

/v/ vs /w/

Example sentences for veil and wail?

"veil": The veil of the temple was rent in twain. "wail": The anguish, the grief, the wail, the pain, the onslaught of emotions you can't begin to explain. They hit, they