/θ/ vs /t/

Voiceless TH /θ/ (thin) vs /t/ (tin).

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# /θ/ vs /t/

**Type:** Minimal pair contrast
**Kind:** Consonant

## Note
Voiceless TH /θ/ (thin) vs /t/ (tin).

## Practice Pairs
- thigh / tie - onset
- thigh / toy - onset
- bat / bath - coda
- boot / booth - coda
- death / debt - coda
- dirt / dearth - coda
- faith / fate - coda
- faith / fete - coda
- math / mat - coda
- myth / mitt - coda
- pit / pith - coda
- sit / sith - coda
- team / theme - onset
- ten / thin - onset
- theme / teem - onset
- thin / tin - onset
- thought / taut - onset
- thought / taught - onset
- three / tree - onset
- thumb / tum - onset
- lit / lith - coda
- thanks / tanks - onset
- thinker / tinker - onset
- thread / tread - onset
- thing / ting - onset
- pity / pithy - nucleus
- oath / oat - coda
- thigh / taille - onset
- heat / heath - coda
- late / laith - coda
- rat / wrath - coda
- rate / wraith - coda
- tug / thug - onset
- thole / tole - onset
- outwith / outwit - coda
- forth / fort - coda
- heart / hearth - coda
- wealth / welt - coda
- fourth / fort - coda
- thrice / trice - onset
- tint / tenth - coda
- swat / swath - coda
- hearth / hart - coda

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thigh
/θaɪ/
vs

tie
/taɪ/

Onset
thigh
/θaɪ/
vs

toy
/taɪ/

Onset
bat
/bæt/
vs

bath
/bæθ/

Coda
boot
/but/
vs

booth
/buθ/

Coda
death
/dɛθ/
vs

debt
/dɛt/

Coda
dirt
/dɝt/
vs

dearth
/dɝθ/

Coda
faith
/feɪθ/
vs

fate
/feɪt/

Coda
faith
/feɪθ/
vs

fete
/feɪt/

Coda
math
/mæθ/
vs

mat
/mæt/

Coda
myth
/mɪθ/
vs

mitt
/mɪt/

Coda
pit
/ˈpɪt/
vs

pith
/pɪθ/

Coda
sit
/sɪt/
vs

sith
/sɪθ/

Coda
team
/tiːm/
vs

theme
/θiːm/

Onset
ten
/tɪn/
vs

thin
/θɪn/

Onset
theme
/θiːm/
vs

teem
/tiːm/

Onset
thin
/θɪn/
vs

tin
/tɪn/

Onset
thought
/θɔt/
vs

taut
/tɔt/

Onset
thought
/θɔt/
vs

taught
drill word /tɔt/

Onset
three
/θriː/
vs

tree
/triː/

Onset
thumb
/θʌm/
vs

tum
/tʌm/

Onset
lit
/lɪt/
vs

lith
/lɪθ/

Coda
thanks
/θæŋks/
vs

tanks
drill word /tæŋks/

Onset
thinker
/ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/
vs

tinker
/ˈtɪŋkɚ/

Onset
thread
/θɹɛd/
vs

tread
/tɹɛd/

Onset
thing
/θɪŋ/
vs

ting
drill word /tɪŋ/

Onset
pity
/ˈpɪt.i/
vs

pithy
/ˈpɪθi/

Nucleus
oath
/ˈoʊθ/
vs

oat
/oʊt/

Coda
thigh
/θaɪ/
vs

taille
/taɪ/

Onset
heat
/ˈhiːt/
vs

heath
/hiːθ/

Coda
late
/leɪt/
vs

laith
/leɪθ/

Coda
rat
/ɹæt/
vs

wrath
/ɹæθ/

Coda
rate
/ɹeɪt/
vs

wraith
/ɹeɪθ/

Coda
tug
/tʌɡ/
vs

thug
/θʌɡ/

Onset
thole
/θoʊl/
vs

tole
/toʊl/

Onset
outwith
/ˌaʊtˈwɪθ/
vs

outwit
/ˌaʊtˈwɪt/

Coda
forth
/fɔɹθ/
vs

fort
/fɔɹt/

Coda
heart
/hɑɹt/
vs

hearth
/hɑɹθ/

Coda
wealth
/wɛlθ/
vs

welt
/wɛlt/

Coda
fourth
/fɔɹθ/
vs

fort
/fɔɹt/

Coda
thrice
/θraɪs/
vs

trice
/traɪs/

Onset
tint
/tɪnt/
vs

tenth
/tɪnθ/

Coda
swat
/swɑt/
vs

swath
/swɑθ/

Coda
hearth
/hɑɹθ/
vs

hart
/hɑɹt/

Coda

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