phonotactique
French, noun/fɔ.nɔ.tak.tik/
phonotactique is a French feminine noun meaning “phonotactics (branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des règles combinatoires des phonèmes”.
What does phonotactique mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininephonotactics (branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes)
adjective
- 1
phonotactical, phonotactic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la phonotactique.
noun: 1. Ensemble des règles combinatoires des phonèmes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of phonotactique
- phonotactiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce phonotactique?
- /fɔ.nɔ.tak.tik/
- \fo.no.tak.tik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to phonotactique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.