Difference between Allophonic and Phoneme

What is the difference between Allophonic and Phoneme?

Allophonic as an adjective is of or pertaining to an allophone. while Phoneme as a noun is an indivisible unit of sound in a given language. a phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.

Allophonic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to an allophone.

Phoneme

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.

We hope you now know whether to use Allophonic or Phoneme in your sentence.

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