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Vowel Minimal Pair

Hoe uit te spreken pitch vs peach

Belangrijkste Fonetische Contrast

‘Pitch’ (⁄pɪtʃ⁄) has short lax ⁄ɪ⁄; ‘peach’ (⁄piːtʃ⁄) has long tense ⁄iː⁄.

Contrast: Short ⁄ɪ⁄ vs long ⁄iː⁄

pitch

⁄pɪtʃ⁄

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PITCH

Definitie:

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; tree sap.

“It is hard to get this pitch off my hand.”

peach

⁄piːtʃ⁄

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PEACH

Definitie:

Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.

“I think it the best way to plant the fifteen sorts, and the hard Peaches I have mentioned, in the same order as they stand in the list.”

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Difference between pitch and peach?

‘Pitch’ (⁄pɪtʃ⁄) has short lax ⁄ɪ⁄; ‘peach’ (⁄piːtʃ⁄) has long tense ⁄iː⁄.

Syllable stress in pitch vs peach?

"pitch" has 1 syllables (pitch). "peach" has 1 syllables (peach).

Why are pitch and peach easily confused?

Short ⁄ɪ⁄ vs long ⁄iː⁄

Example sentences for pitch and peach?

"pitch": It is hard to get this pitch off my hand. "peach": I think it the best way to plant the fifteen sorts, and the hard Peaches I have mentioned, in the same order as they stand in the list.