/v/ as in "van"
/v/ is a voiced labiodental fricative of General American English, as in "van" and "vest." To produce it, top teeth on lower lip, vibrate your vocal cords. Phoneme provides native-speaker audio and minimal-pair contrasts so learners can hear and practice this consonant.
/v/
vanalso: vest
How to make /v/
voiced labiodental fricative — top teeth on lower lip, vibrate your vocal cords.
Sounds that learners confuse with /v/
Minimal pairs for /v/
| /v/ | /f/ |
|---|---|
| van | fan |
| vat | fat |
| leave | leaf |
| vine | fine |
| veil | fail |
| save | safe |
| view | few |
| prove | proof |
| /v/ | /w/ |
|---|---|
| vine | wine |
| vet | wet |
| vest | west |
| veil | wail |
| vow | wow |
| vale | whale |
| vane | wane |