Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiphonetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tipho-net-ic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.

Example Sentences

"The writer is not responsible for the antiphonetic spelling of this and many other colonial names of places."
"English spelling, although unphonetic and antiphonetic, was inherited from our ancestors and has served magnificently in the glorious past. The weak spot in English spelling, however, can be easily healed with the global alphabet."

Etymology

From anti- + phonetic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more antiphonetic (comparative) most antiphonetic (superlative)

Questions

What does antiphonetic mean?: Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.
Where does antiphonetic come from?: From anti- + phonetic.

How to pronounce antiphonetic

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