Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phonemicize

/fəˈniːmɪsaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phone-mi-cize
IPA: /fəˈniːmɪsaɪz/

29

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To represent as a phoneme or series of phonemes.

Transitive verb

verb

To become phonemic as opposed to allophonic.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From phonemic + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

phonemicizes (present, singular) phonemicizing (participle, present) phonemicized (participle, past) phonemicized (past)

Derived Forms

phonemicization rephonemicize unphonemicized

Questions

How do you pronounce phonemicize?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈniːmɪsaɪz/.
What does phonemicize mean?: To represent as a phoneme or series of phonemes.
Where does phonemicize come from?: From phonemic + -ize.

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