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phenetic

/fəˈnɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
phe-net-ic
IPA
/fəˈnɛtɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to, phenetics.

Etymology

From pheno- + -etic; modelled on genetic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more phenetic (comparative) most phenetic (superlative)

Derived Forms

cophenetic pheneticism pheneticist

Homonyms

phonetic fanatic (only in certain topolects with the met–mat merger)

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce phenetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈnɛtɪk/.
What does phenetic mean?
Of, or relating to, phenetics.
Where does phenetic come from?
From pheno- + -etic; modelled on genetic.

How to pronounce phenetic

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