Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sociophonetics

/ˌsoʊsi.oʊfəˈnɛtɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
so-cio-pho-net-ics
IPA
/ˌsoʊsi.oʊfəˈnɛtɪks/
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From socio- + phonetics.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsoʊsi.oʊfəˈnɛtɪks/
  • British English: /ˌsəʊsi.əʊfəˈnɛtɪks/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce sociophonetics?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsoʊsi.oʊfəˈnɛtɪks/.
What does sociophonetics mean?
A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of speech sounds; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonetics.
Where does sociophonetics come from?
From socio- + phonetics.

How to pronounce sociophonetics

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