Minimal pair · Mexican Spanish; starter contrasts also occur widely elsewhere
Spanish /d/ vs /r/Intervocalic d and strong r
Learn to hear the difference between d and r in Spanish words.
Practice these sounds/d/
A voiced tongue closure
Compare this opening consonant with /t/ while keeping the rest of the word out of the decision.
As incodo
/r/
A trill
Compare the repeated contact of the trill with the single tap, between the same surrounding vowels.
As incorro
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR
A small change.
A different word.
Learn to hear the difference between d and r in Spanish words.
Listen for the target sound in each word.
Sound examples
Tap to hear each wordcodo
/ˈkodo/elbowboda
/ˈboda/weddingcada
/ˈkada/eachnada
/ˈnada/nothingseda
/ˈseda/silkcorro
/ˈkoro/I runborra
/ˈbora/he/she erasescarro
/ˈkaro/car; cartperro
/ˈpero/dogbarro
/ˈbaro/mud10 words. Words stay hidden during practice unless you choose to reveal them.