phonetically

[ fuh-net-ik-lee ]

/ fəˈnɛt ɪk li /

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adverb

involving the sounds, production, or transcription of speech:Many children learn to read phonetically, by sounding out the letters of each word.Peas and beans are linked phonetically not only by the repeated vowel sound, but also by the initial consonants—the sounds p and b are both produced in the same way.

according to the way something is pronounced:When he has to write words he doesn’t know, Jabez gets his point across by spelling phonetically.

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Origin of phonetically

phonetic + -ally

OTHER WORDS FROM phonetically

non·pho·net·i·cal·ly, adverbun·pho·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby phonetically

phone sex, phonesthemic, phonet., phone tag, phonetic, phonetically, phonetic alphabet, phonetician, phoneticize, phonetic law, phonetics

How to use phonetically in a sentence

Abraham shrewdly decided Selena y Los Dinos should sing exclusively in Spanish, a move that necessitated that Selena learn Spanish phonetically.
‘Selena: The Series’ might be on the small screen, but it paints a bigger picture of the iconic Tejano singer’s life|Bethonie Butler|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Because the Junzi sauce resembles the classic zha jiang sauce in flavor, but doesn’t have the ground pork component, he opted to create a phonetically similar word for it.
Why Do Fast-Casual Restaurants Get a Pass on Appropriation?|Jenny Dorsey|October 5, 2020|Eater
Kanji are a system of Japanese writing using Chinese characters to phonetically represent names.
Mysteries Continue to Swirl Around the Identity of Bitcoin’s Creator|Jake Adelstein|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The name, he says, is something he created phonetically and proceeded to use as his email handle.
Meet Skrillex, the Divisive, Grammy-Nominated DJ Who’s Changing Dance Music|Marlow Stern|February 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Phonetically, the dialect offers certain markedPg 46 differences when contrasted with French.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
And he jotted down the name, I presume phonetically, in his note-book.
My New Curate|P.A. Sheehan
I seized pencil and paper, and noted down phonetically the different notes as they were uttered.
A Bird-Lover in the West|Olive Thorne Miller
Frontenac's secretary spelled phonetically like so many of his contemporaries—a source of embarrassment to historians.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton
In many cases the phonetically trained student becomes the better speller.
The Principles of Language-Study|Harold E. Palmer