Phonetics

Noun CEFR B2

fəˈnɛtɪks

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolfonética

Françaisphonétique

DeutschLautlehre Phonetik

40 more languages

العربيةالصّوتيات صوتيات

Българскифонетика

Bosanskifonetika фонетика

Catalàfonètica

Češtinafonetika

Cymraegseineg

Ελληνικάφωνητική

Suomiääntöoppi fonetiikka

Gaeilgefoghraíocht

Galegofonética

हिन्दीस्वनविज्ञान स्वरविज्ञान

Hrvatskifonetika фонетика

Հայերենհնչյունաբանություն

Bahasa Indonesiafonetik

Italianofonetica

日本語音声学

Қазақ тіліфонетика

한국어어음학 음성학

Lietuviųfonetika

Latviešufonētika

Македонскифонетика

Bahasa Melayufonetik

မြန်မာသဒ္ဒဗေဒ

Nederlandsfonetiek klankleer

Polskifonetyka głosownia

Portuguêsfonética

Românăfonetică

Русскийфонетика

Slovenčinafonetika

Slovenščinafonetika

Српскиfonetika фонетика

Svenskafonet.fonetik

Kiswahilifonetiki

தமிழ்ஒலிப்பியல்ஒலியியல்

ไทยสัทศาสตร์

Türkçefonetik

Українськафонетика

Tiếng Việtngữ âm học

Examples

“This dictionary shows the phonetics of the words.”

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

phonetism phonetist phonetization phoneword Phoney Phoney War

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