01 Word definition

phonemes

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is PHONEMES a word?

Yes. PHONEMES is a 8-letter noun. PHONEMES is a plural or present-tense form of PHONEME: (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PHONEMES?

P-H-O-N-E-M-E-S

PHONEMES contains 8 letters, begins with P, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

PHONEMES is a plural or present-tense form of PHONEME.

1noun

  1. PHONEMES is a plural or present-tense form of PHONEME: (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends17points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PHONEMES spelled?

P1H2O3N4E5M6E7S8
Starts withPHOFirst 3 letters
Ends withMESLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats E
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants

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About PHONEMES.

How do you spell PHONEMES?

PHONEMES is spelled P-H-O-N-E-M-E-S. It contains 8 letters.