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Meaning of phonetic alphabet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.
  2. A spelling alphabet: a set of code words used to substitute the names of the letters of the alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words.

Equivalents

Čeština fonetická abeceda
Dansk fonetisk alfabet
Deutsch Lautschrift phonetisches Alphabet
Ελληνικά φωνητικό αλφάβητο
Suomi foneettinen aakkosto
日本語 発音記号 音声記号
Português alfabeto fonético
Română alfabet fonetic
Русский фонети́ческий алфави́т

Examples

“International Phonetic Alphabet”
“NATO phonetic alphabet”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

phonetic determinative phonetic erosion phonetic name phonetic spelling alphabet phonetic symbol phonetic symbolism

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