denoting any perceptible distinction between one speech sound and another, irrespective of whether the sounds are phonemes or allophones
Compare phonemic (sense 2)
3.
conforming to pronunciation
phonetic spelling
Derived forms
phonetically (phoˈnetically)
adverb
Word origin
C19: from New Latin phōnēticus, from Greek phōnētikos, from phōnein to make sounds, speak
Examples of 'phonetical' in a sentence
phonetical
It describes their phonetical and morphological adaptation and presents the chronological and semantical characteristic of these borrowings.
Zofija Stanevičienė 2011, 'German Borrowings in Old Prussian Catechisms', Coactivity: Philology, Educologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3846/1822-430X.2008.16.2.81-90. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)