Vowel Minimal Pair

Hoe uit te spreken ten vs tan

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

Contrast: ⁄ɛ⁄ vs ⁄æ⁄

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ten

⁄tɛn⁄

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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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tan

⁄tæn⁄

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TAN

Definitie:

A light, brown-like colour.

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Difference between ten and tan?

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

Syllable stress in ten vs tan?

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

Why are ten and tan easily confused?

⁄ɛ⁄ vs ⁄æ⁄

Example sentences for ten and tan?

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