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phonotactics

/ˈfəʊnə(ʊ)ˌtaktɪks/US/ˈfoʊnəˌtæktɪks/

phonotactics noun: a branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.

Noun

phonotactics (uncountable)

  1. A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.

phonotactics meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese

phonotactics in Tamil

ஒலியன் வரன்முறையியல்

phonotactics in Arabic

branch of phonology
قَانُونُ تَتَابُعِ الْأَصْوَاتِ qānūnu tatābuʕi l-ʔaṣwāti

phonotactics in Vietnamese

branch of phonology
kết âm học

Origin of phonotactics

From phono- (“sound”) + tactics (“organization, arranging”).

Questions about phonotactics

What does phonotactics mean?
Phonotactics means a branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.
What is phonotactics in Tamil?
Phonotactics in Tamil is ஒலியன் வரன்முறையியல். See Phonotactics meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phonotactics?
Phonotactics is a noun.
How do you pronounce phonotactics?
Phonotactics is pronounced /ˈfəʊnə(ʊ)ˌtaktɪks/ (UK).

Words near phonotactics in the dictionary

  1. phonosurgery
  2. phonosurgical
  3. phonotactic
  4. phonotactical
  5. phonotactically
  6. phonotactics
  7. phonotape
  8. phonotapes
  9. phonotax
  10. phonotaxes
  11. phonotaxic

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: phonotactics (page history and authors); phonotactics (Tamil 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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