Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phonograph

/ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
phono-graph
IPA
/ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.

noun

A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.

British usage

noun

A record player.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

A character or symbol used to represent a sound, especially one used in phonography.

Dated

verb

To record for playback by phonograph.

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To transcribe into phonographic symbols.

Dated; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From phono- + -graph.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/
  • British English: /ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/

Usage

Inflected Forms

phonographs (plural) phonographs (present, singular) phonographing (participle, present) phonographed (participle, past) phonographed (past)

Derived Forms

kinetophonograph microphonograph telephonograph

Phrases

phonograph record

Synonyms

talking phonograph gramophone record player

Questions

How do you pronounce phonograph?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/.
What does phonograph mean?
A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
Where does phonograph come from?
From phono- + -graph.

How to pronounce phonograph

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “phonograph”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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