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Consonant Contrast

Como Pronunciar veil vs wail

Principal Contraste Fonético

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

Contraste: /v/ vs /w/

veil

⁄veɪl⁄

Sílabas

VEIL

Definição:

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.”

wail

⁄weɪl⁄

Sílabas

WAIL

Definição:

To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

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Difference between veil and wail?

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

Syllable stress in veil vs wail?

"veil" has 1 syllables (veil). "wail" has 1 syllables (wail).

Why are veil and wail easily confused?

/v/ vs /w/

Example sentences for veil and wail?

"veil": The veil of the temple was rent in twain. "wail": The anguish, the grief, the wail, the pain, the onslaught of emotions you can't begin to explain. They hit, they