# phonetically

> English word · Adverb · IPA /fəˈnɛtɪkli/ · frequency rank #52,550

## Definitions
1. In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling.

## Etymology
From phonetic + -ally.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/phonetically