phonetically C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /fəˈnɛtɪkli/ See IPA manual Freq #73438 Meanings 1 adv by phonetics Phonetically realized. 2 adv In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling. The hard words in the passage have been spelled phonetically. Etymology From phonetic + -ally. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # phonetically **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /fəˈnɛtɪkli/ **Frequency rank:** 73438 ## Meanings 1. by phonetics 2. In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling. ## Examples - Phonetically realized. - The hard words in the passage have been spelled phonetically. ## Etymology From phonetic + -ally. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown