phonetic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fəˈnɛtɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fəˈnɛtɪk, foʊ-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fə net′ik, fō-)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
phonetic adj(relating to sounds of speech) (lingüística)fonético/a adj
 The researcher is conducting a phonetic study involving several related languages.
phonetic adj(spelling: in phonetic alphabet) (alfabeto)fonético/a adj
 Spanish is easy to learn because it's phonetic.
 El español es fácil de aprender porque es fonético.
phonetics n(study of the sounds of speech) (lingüística)fonética nf
 For her masters degree in linguistics, Katie had to study phonetics.
 Para su máster en lingüística, Katie tuvo que estudiar fonética.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
phonetics npl(phonetic system of a language)fonética nf
 The phonetics of Spanish and Japanese are similar.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
International Phonetic Alphabet n(set of symbols representing pronunciation)Alfabeto Fonético Internacional n propio m
Note: Generalmente abreviado en AFI.
 The International Phonetic Alphabet is used worldwide to help people pronounce words correctly.
 El Alfabeto Fonético Internacional se usa en todo el mundo para ayudar a las personas a pronunciar correctamente.
IPA ninitialism (International Phonetic Alphabet) (alfabeto fonético internacional)AFI nm
 The IPA is largely based on the Latin alphabet.
phonetic alphabet n(symbols representing speech sounds)alfabeto fonético nm + adj
 El alfabeto fonético permite hacer una transcripción de los sonidos de la cadena hablada.
phonetic representation n(use of phonetic script)representación fonética nf + adj
  transcripción fonética nf + adj
 Uno de los ejercicios era leer el párrafo en voz alta usando la transcripción fonética.
phonetic spelling n(writing words as they are sounded) (fonología)escritura fonética nf + adj
 English is notorious for its lack of phonetic spelling.
 El inglés es notorio por sus discrepancias con la escritura fonética.
 (fonología)transcripción fonética nf + adj
 El inglés es notorio por sus discrepancias en la transcripción fonética.
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'phonetic' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
IPA - phonetic representation - pinyin - speech sound
Spanish:
fonético - símbolo fonético - transcripción fonética

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