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Como Pronunciar wet vs vet

Principal Contraste Fonético

‘Vet’ starts with the labiodental fricative /v/ (teeth touching bottom lip); ‘wet’ begins with the labiovelar glide /w/ (rounded lips).

Contraste: Labiodental /v/ vs bilabial glide /w/

wet

⁄wɛt⁄

Sílabas

WET

Definição:

Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.

“Water is wet.”

vet

⁄vɛt⁄

Sílabas

VET

Definição:

A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.

“Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.”

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Perguntas Frequentes: wet vs vet

Difference between wet and vet?

‘Vet’ starts with the labiodental fricative /v/ (teeth touching bottom lip); ‘wet’ begins with the labiovelar glide /w/ (rounded lips).

Syllable stress in wet vs vet?

"wet" has 1 syllables (wet). "vet" has 1 syllables (vet).

Why are wet and vet easily confused?

Labiodental /v/ vs bilabial glide /w/

Example sentences for wet and vet?

"wet": Water is wet. "vet": Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.