phonetic.
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
Meaning & usage
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).
Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic.
All unfamiliar names have been transcribed in phonetic spelling.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin phōnēticus, from Ancient Greek φωνητῐκός (phōnētĭkós). By surface analysis, phone + -etic.
In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin phōnēticus, from Ancient Greek φωνητῐκός (phōnētĭkós). By surface analysis, phone + -etic.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.