Phonetik
German, noun/foˈneːtɪk/
Phonetik is spelled P-H-O-N-E-T-I-K (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 64,132nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Phonetik is a German feminine noun meaning “phonetics (study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Die Untersuchung des Sprach- oder Schallkörpers beziehungsweise der Ausdrucksseite der Sprache, des als…”.
What does Phonetik mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininephonetics (study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Die Untersuchung des Sprach- oder Schallkörpers beziehungsweise der Ausdrucksseite der Sprache, des als Signal verarbeiteten Körpers; die Erforschung des gesprochenen Wortes mit Hilfe von physiologisch orientierten und physikalisch-mathematischen (akustischen) Verfahren hinsichtlich ihrer materialen Eigenschaften und ihrer kommunikativ relevanten unterschiedlichen Merkmale
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Phonetik
- Fonetik alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Phonetik?
- /foˈneːtɪk/
- [foːˈneːtɪk]
- [foˈneːtɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Phonetik
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Phonetik in German?
Phonetik appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).