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allophones

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "allophones" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
3syllables

allophones

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

allophones is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, allophones is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofallophones

1noun
  • Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.

    Example: "[ʋ] is occasionally considered to be an allophone of /v/"

  • A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada.
  • A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
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