Speakur

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phonetics

/fəˈnɛt.ɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
pho-ne-tics
IPA
/fəˈnɛt.ɪks/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English phonetic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English phonetics From phonetic + -s.

Usage

Derived Forms

ideophonetics psychophonetics sociophonetics

Phrases

acoustic phonetics articulatory phonetics auditory phonetics International Phonetic Alphabet

Frequently Paired Words

International Phonetic Alphabet phonetic phonetician phonology phonemics phonics

Synonyms

phonics

Homonyms

phenetics

Rhymes With

genetics athletics cosmetics aesthetics kinetics diabetics poetics prosthetics synthetics anesthetics diuretics esthetics

Questions

How do you pronounce phonetics?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈnɛt.ɪks/.
What does phonetics mean?
The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.
Where does phonetics come from?
Etymology tree English phonetic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English phonetics From phonetic + -s.

How to pronounce phonetics

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “phonetics”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/fəˈnɛt.ɪks/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “phonetics” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.