Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metaphone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
meta-phone
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A phonetic algorithm for indexing words by their English pronunciation.

noun

Either of two or more phonemes that have meaning when used together

Inflected Forms

metaphones (plural)

Questions

What does metaphone mean?
A phonetic algorithm for indexing words by their English pronunciation.

How to pronounce metaphone

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “metaphone”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “metaphone”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “metaphone” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.