Phonetizing

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Writing down or spelling out spoken sounds using a system of symbols that matches each sound to a single mark
2. Transcribing the sounds of language into a notation that shows how each word is actually pronounced
3. Rendering pronunciation in written form so that each sound corresponds to a consistent symbol or letter

Etymology: "Phonetizing" is the present participle and gerund of "phonetize", a verb meaning to write spoken sounds in a phonetic script. The verb is built from "phonetic", which comes from the Greek "phōnētikos", relating to voice or sound, itself from "phōnē", meaning voice or sound. The ending "-ize" turns that adjective into a verb meaning to make or represent something in a particular way, so "phonetize" literally means to render speech in phonetic form.

Synonyms: transcribe, phoneticize