Minimal pair · Mexican Spanish; starter contrasts also occur widely elsewhere
Spanish /k/ vs /ɡ/Initial k and g
Learn to hear the difference between k and ɡ in Spanish words.
Practice these sounds/k/
An unvoiced back closure
A brief stop made toward the back of the mouth.
As incoma
/ɡ/
A voiced back closure
Compare this stop with /k/ across the different following vowels.
As ingoma
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR
A small change.
A different word.
Learn to hear the difference between k and ɡ in Spanish words.
Listen for the target sound in each word.
Sound examples
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/ˈkoma/commacasa
/ˈkasa/housecala
/ˈkala/covecama
/ˈkama/bedcopa
/ˈkopa/drinking glassgoma
/ˈɡoma/rubber; erasergasa
/ˈɡasa/gauzegala
/ˈɡala/finerygato
/ˈɡato/catgota
/ˈɡota/drop10 words. Words stay hidden during practice unless you choose to reveal them.