phonetic

1. 1.

   of or relating to speech sounds

   “phonetic transcription”

   Synonymsphonic
2. 2.

   of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds

   “phonetic analysis”

Questions about phonetic

What does phonetic mean?

phonetic means "of or relating to speech sounds". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in phonetic?

phonetic has 3 syllables: pho-net-ic. The stress falls on "net". In IPA it is /fəˈnɛtɪk/.

What is another word for phonetic?

Close synonyms include phonic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phonetic a common word?

phonetic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.