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Vowel Minimal Pair

Hoe uit te spreken tan vs ten

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‘Ten’ (⁄tɛn⁄) uses ⁄ɛ⁄; ‘tan’ (⁄tæn⁄) uses ⁄æ⁄.

Contrast: ⁄ɛ⁄ vs ⁄æ⁄

tan

⁄tæn⁄

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TAN

Definitie:

A light, brown-like colour.

ten

⁄tɛn⁄

Lettergrepen

TEN

Definitie:

A set or group with ten elements.

“We divided the chocolates into tens to hand out to Hallowe'en visitors.”

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Difference between tan and ten?

‘Ten’ (⁄tɛn⁄) uses ⁄ɛ⁄; ‘tan’ (⁄tæn⁄) uses ⁄æ⁄.

Syllable stress in tan vs ten?

"tan" has 1 syllables (tan). "ten" has 1 syllables (ten).

Why are tan and ten easily confused?

⁄ɛ⁄ vs ⁄æ⁄

Example sentences for tan and ten?

"tan": Tan was named Tan because that was all he could say after damage to his left inferior frontal lobe. "ten": We divided the chocolates into tens to hand out to Hallowe'en visitors.