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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phonically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phon-i-cal-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In accordance with the principles of phonics.

adv

Phonetically; in a manner related to the sound of a word rather than its spelling.

Etymology

Etymology tree English phonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English phonically From phonic + -ally.

Questions

What does phonically mean?
In accordance with the principles of phonics.
Where does phonically come from?
Etymology tree English phonic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English phonically From phonic + -ally.

How to pronounce phonically

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