Consonant Contrast
Hoe uit te spreken breathe vs breeze
Belangrijkste Fonetische Contrast
‘Breathe’ ends with the voiced dental fricative ⁄ð⁄ (⁄briːð⁄); ‘breeze’ ends with the voiced alveolar sibilant /z/ (⁄briːz⁄).
Contrast: Dental ⁄ð⁄ vs alveolar /z/
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breathe
⁄briːð⁄
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BREATHE
Definitie:
To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
“The breeze rustled the papers on her desk.”
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Difference between breathe and breeze?
‘Breathe’ ends with the voiced dental fricative ⁄ð⁄ (⁄briːð⁄); ‘breeze’ ends with the voiced alveolar sibilant /z/ (⁄briːz⁄).
Syllable stress in breathe vs breeze?
"breathe" has 1 syllables (breathe). "breeze" has 1 syllables (breeze).
Why are breathe and breeze easily confused?
Dental ⁄ð⁄ vs alveolar /z/
Example sentences for breathe and breeze?
"breathe": breathe and that maybe should not happen at work right you need to be focused but that's not ignoring it "breeze": The breeze rustled the papers on her desk.