phonemic /fəˈniː.mɪk/ adjective3 •Relating to phonemes.We've finished our phonemic analysis and we're ready to move on to morphology. •Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.Tone is phonemic in Chinese. •Corresponding precisely and consistently with the phonemes.Spanish orthography is highly phonemic: you can tell exactly how the words sound just by looking at how they are spelled.
