Meanings
nounphonemics (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe study of phonemes and their written representations.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
Similar
Broader
descriptive linguistics
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Ancient Greekφωνέω (phōnéō)
- Ancient Greekφώνημα (phṓnēma)
- Englishphoneme
- Englishphonemics
Translations
Hindi स्वनिमविज्ञान
- स्वनिमविज्ञान (svanimvijñān)1. the study of phonemes
Polish fonologia
- fonologia1. the study of phonemes
Portuguese fonémica, fonêmica
- fonémica1. the study of phonemes
- fonêmica1. the study of phonemes
- fonemática1. the study of phonemes
Spanish fonémica
- fonémica1. the study of phonemes
Tagalog multinigan
- multinigan1. the study of phonemes
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
phonemics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemics
MLA
“phonemics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonemics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemics.
Source: phonemics on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.