Difference between Phonic and Phonetic

What is the difference between Phonic and Phonetic?

Phonic as an adjective is of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic. while Phonetic as an adjective is relating to the sounds of spoken language.

Phonic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.

Phonetic

Part of speech: noun

Definition: In such logographic writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with radical.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Relating to the sounds of spoken language.

We hope you now know whether to use Phonic or Phonetic in your sentence.

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