Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phonemics

/fəˈni.mɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-ne-mics
IPA: /fəˈni.mɪks/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of phonemes and their written representations.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English phoneme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English phonemics From phoneme + -ics.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəˈni.mɪks/
British English: /fəˈniː.mɪks/

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

morphophonemics

Frequently Paired Words

phonemic phonology phonetics phonics

Synonyms

phonology

Questions

How do you pronounce phonemics?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈni.mɪks/.
What does phonemics mean?: The study of phonemes and their written representations.
Where does phonemics come from?: Etymology tree English phoneme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English phonemics From phoneme + -ics.

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