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Consonant Contrast

Hoe uit te spreken wiper vs viper

Belangrijkste Fonetische Contrast

‘Viper’ (⁄ˈvaɪ.pɚ⁄) uses /v/; ‘wiper’ (⁄ˈwaɪ.pɚ⁄) uses /w/.

Contrast: /v/ vs /w/

wiper

⁄ˈwaɪ.pər⁄

Lettergrepen

WI·per

Definitie:

Someone who wipes.

“So, Willy, let you and me be wipers / Of scores out with all men — especially pipers!”

viper

⁄ˈvaɪ.pər⁄

Lettergrepen

VI·per

Definitie:

A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

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Difference between wiper and viper?

‘Viper’ (⁄ˈvaɪ.pɚ⁄) uses /v/; ‘wiper’ (⁄ˈwaɪ.pɚ⁄) uses /w/.

Syllable stress in wiper vs viper?

"wiper" has 2 syllables (wi · per). "viper" has 2 syllables (vi · per).

Why are wiper and viper easily confused?

/v/ vs /w/

Example sentences for wiper and viper?

"wiper": So, Willy, let you and me be wipers / Of scores out with all men — especially pipers! "viper": The African Gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake— yes, all 3, 879 snake species, not just vipers—