Consonant Contrast
Come si pronuncia wail vs veil
Contrasto fonetico chiave
‘Veil’ (⁄veɪl⁄) uses /v/; ‘wail’ (⁄weɪl⁄) uses /w/.
Contrasto: /v/ vs /w/
Parola 1Scheda completa parola➔
wail
⁄weɪl⁄
Sillabe
WAIL
Definizione:
To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
Parola 2Scheda completa parola➔
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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Domande frequenti: wail vs veil
Difference between wail and veil?
‘Veil’ (⁄veɪl⁄) uses /v/; ‘wail’ (⁄weɪl⁄) uses /w/.
Syllable stress in wail vs veil?
"wail" has 1 syllables (wail). "veil" has 1 syllables (veil).
Why are wail and veil easily confused?
/v/ vs /w/
Example sentences for wail and veil?
"wail": The anguish, the grief, the wail, the pain, the onslaught of emotions you can't begin to explain. They hit, they "veil": The veil of the temple was rent in twain.