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phonemic

/fəˈniː.mɪk/ UK
/fəʊˈniː.mɪk/ UK
/fəˈni.mɪk/ Canada, US
/foʊˈni.mɪk/ Canada, US
/fəˈniː.mɪk/ Australia

Rhymes with -iːmɪk

adjective phonematic

not comparable Relating to phonemes. We've finished our phonemic analysis and we're ready to move on to morphology.
not comparable Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language. Tone is phonemic in Chinese.
not comparable, of an orthography [writing system] Corresponding 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.

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adj relating to phonemes

Español	fonémico
हिन्दी	ध्वन्यात्मक dhvanyātmak
Português	fonémico, fonêmico
Français	phonémique
Deutsch	phonemisch
Italiano	fonematico, fonemico
Ελληνικά	φωνημικός fonimikós
Русский	фоне́мный fonémnyj

adj 2. relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language

Español	fonémico
日本語	音韻論 on'inron
हिन्दी	ध्वन्यात्मक dhvanyātmak
Português	fonémico, fonêmico
Deutsch	phonemisch
Русский	фоне́мный fonémnyj

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@misc{phonemic_2026,
  title = {phonemic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phonemic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}