Meanings
adjectivephonemic (not comparable)
alternative rare phonematic
- not comparablehuman sciencesRelating to phonemes.
We've finished our phonemic analysis and we're ready to move on to morphology.
- not comparablehuman sciencesCorresponding precisely and consistently with the phonemes.
Spanish orthography is highly phonemic: you can tell exactly how the words sound just by looking at how they are spelled.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbby phonemics
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Ancient Greekφωνέω (phōnéō)
- Ancient Greekφώνημα (phṓnēma)
- Englishphoneme
- Englishphonemic
Translations
Catalan fonemàtic, fonemàtic
- fonemàticrelating to phonemes
- fonemàtic2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Dutch fonemisch, fonemisch
- fonemischrelating to phonemes
- fonemisch2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Finnish foneeminen, foneeminen
- foneeminenrelating to phonemes
- foneeminen2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
French phonémique
- phonémiquerelating to phonemes
German phonemisch, phonemisch
- phonemischrelating to phonemes
- phonemisch2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Greek φωνημικός
- φωνημικός (fonimikós)relating to phonemes
Hindi ध्वन्यात्मक, ध्वन्यात्मक
- ध्वन्यात्मक (dhvanyātmak)relating to phonemes
- ध्वन्यात्मक (dhvanyātmak)2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Indonesian fonemis
- fonemisrelating to phonemes
Italian fonematico, fonemico
- fonematicorelating to phonemes
- fonemicorelating to phonemes
Japanese 音韻論
- 音韻論 (on'inron)2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Malay fonemik
- fonemikrelating to phonemes
Polish fonemiczny, fonemiczny
- fonemicznyrelating to phonemes
- fonemiczny2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Portuguese fonémico, fonêmico
- fonémicorelating to phonemes
- fonêmicorelating to phonemes
- fonémico2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
- fonêmico2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Russian фоне́мный, фоне́мный
- фоне́мный (fonémnyj)relating to phonemes
- фоне́мный (fonémnyj)2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Scottish Gaelic fòineimeach, fòineimeach
- fòineimeachrelating to phonemes
- fòineimeach2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Spanish fonémico, fonémico
- fonémicorelating to phonemes
- fonémico2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Tagalog multinigin, multinigin
- multiniginrelating to phonemes
- multinigin2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Yiddish פֿאָנעמיש, פֿאָנעמיש
- פֿאָנעמיש (fonemish)relating to phonemes
- פֿאָנעמיש (fonemish)2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with phonemic
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Cite this entry
APA
phonemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemic
MLA
“phonemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonemic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemic.
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