Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ph.

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: ph.
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Abbreviation of phonetic; used in parentheses after an utterance in transcripts to indicate that the transcriber has, to ensure accuracy, represented the sounds heard and that the actual referent may be spelled differently.

Example Sentences

"Mr. Nauta: They're -- I think it's U-Storage (ph.). Not -- don't quote me on that U-Storage. I don't know. Life Storage (ph.), I believe. U-Storage, Life-Storage."

Questions

What does ph. mean?: Abbreviation of phonetic; used in parentheses after an utterance in transcripts to indicate that the transcriber has, to ensure accuracy, represented the sounds heard and that the actual referent may be spelled differently.

How to pronounce ph.

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