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How to Pronounce "phonetic"

word

fəˈnɛtɪk
fuh-NET-ik
fənˈɛtɪk
fuh-NET-ik

Definition

Related to the sounds of human speech or the way words are pronounced. Often used to describe spellings, alphabets, or symbols that represent pronunciation.

IPA Transcription

American English

fəˈnɛtɪk

British English

fənˈɛtɪk

Simplified Pronunciation

US

fuh-NET-ik

UK

fuh-NET-ik

Listen in Context

She used a phonetic chart to help students with pronunciation.

The word has a phonetic spelling in the dictionary.

Teachers use phonetic symbols to show how words sound.

I struggled with English until I learned some phonetic rules.