Phonetic

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /fəˈnÉ›tɪk/
• US IPA: /fəˈnÉ›tɪk/, fəˈnɛɾɪk
• Hyphenation: pho + net + ic

Full definition of phonetic

Adjective

1. Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
2. (linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes)

Derived terms

• phonetical
• phonetically

Related terms

• phone
• phoneme
• phonemic
• phonetics
• semiphonetic
• fauxnetic

Noun

1. (linguistics) In such logographic writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with radical.