Velar Stops [k] [g]

[k] voiceless, velar stop (greater intraoral pressure )
[g] voiced, velar stop

[k] [g]
cotton gold
wreck rugged
clique Ghandi
queue lager
squirts aggressive

Minimal pairs:
[k] [g]
crow grow
cane gain
cut gut
cram gram
kill gill
kale gale
luck lug
back bag
broke brogue
shack shag
pluck plug
lacked lagged

Notes:

• velar because stop is formed between the back of the tongue and the anterior portion of the velum
• oral cavity pressure release
• [k] has the most variant spellings