English Explanatory Dictionary

pin-pen merger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phonemic merger where the vowels in "pin" and "pen" are pronounced the same before /n/ and /m/, making "pin" and "pen" homophones.

Pronunciation

En-us-pin-pen merger.oga

Word forms

pin-pen merger
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