phonetic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /fəˈnɛtɪk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /fəˈnɛtɪk/ or [fəˈnɛɾɪk]

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• Hyphenation: phon‧et‧ic

Adjective

Positive phonetic

Comparative more phonetic

Superlative most phonetic

1. A phonetic alphabet, system, difference, etc. relates to the basic language sounds (or movements, in the case of sign language).

   If you're learning a number of languages, it's useful to learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

   There is a phonetic similarity between sounds like [s] and [z].

   The phonetic transcription of "phonetic" is [fəˈnɛɾɪk].

Related words

• phonetics
• phonemic
• phonics