phonetically

From phonetic + -ally.

• IPA^(key): /fəˈnɛtɪkli/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

phonetically (comparative more phonetically, superlative most phonetically)

1. 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.

   • 2025 May 16, Edward Helmore, “What does ‘8647’ really mean? Not what Trump’s supporters are saying”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Equipment on a warship set to be upgraded or disposed of was given the code AT-6, or phonetically “eighty-six”.