Consonant Contrast

Hoe uit te spreken wail vs veil

Belangrijkste Fonetische Contrast

‘Veil’ (⁄veɪl⁄) uses /v/; ‘wail’ (⁄weɪl⁄) uses /w/.

Contrast: /v/ vs /w/

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wail

⁄weɪl⁄

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WAIL

Definitie:

To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

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veil

⁄veɪl⁄

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VEIL

Definitie:

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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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.