phonetics
Syllables: pho·ne·tics/fəˈnɛt.ɪks/
phonetics noun: the study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.
Noun
phonetics (uncountable)
- The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.
- This dictionary shows the phonetics of the words.
- Synonyms:
- phonics
phonetics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
phonetics in Hindi
- study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols
- स्वरविज्ञान svarvijñān, स्वनविज्ञान svanvijñān
phonetics in Tamil
- study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols
- ஒலியியல் oliyiyal, ஒலிப்பியல் olippiyal
phonetics in Urdu
- study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols
- صَوْتِیَّاتْ savtiyyāt
phonetics in Bengali
- study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols
- ধ্বনিবিজ্ঞান dhonibiggên
More languagesFewer languages
- phonetics in Kannada
- ಭಾಷಾಧ್ವನಿಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಧ್ವನಿಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಉಲಿಯರಿಮೆ
- phonetics in Tagalog
- palatinigan
- phonetics in Arabic
- صَوْتِيَات ṣawtiyāt
- phonetics in Malay
- fonetik, kaji bunyi bahasa
- phonetics in Indonesian
- fonetik
- phonetics in Persian
- آواشناسی âvâšenâsi, صوتیات sowtiyyât
- phonetics in Thai
- สัทศาสตร์ sàt-tá-sàat
- phonetics in Vietnamese
- ngữ âm học
- phonetics in Myanmar
- သဒ္ဒဗေဒ sadda.beda.
- Sindhi
- وايوڪيات vāeokyāt
Synonyms of phonetics
Origin of phonetics
From phonetic + -s.
Words formed from phonetics
Words that rhyme with phonetics
Questions about phonetics
- What does phonetics mean?
- Phonetics means the study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.
- What is phonetics in Hindi?
- Phonetics in Hindi is स्वरविज्ञान (svarvijñān), स्वनविज्ञान (svanvijñān). See Phonetics meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is phonetics?
- Phonetics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce phonetics?
- Phonetics is pronounced /fəˈnɛt.ɪks/.
Words near phonetics in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: phonetics (page history and authors); phonetics (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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