phonotactics

Noun

Meaning

phonotactics (uncountable)

(linguistics, phonology) A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The phonotactics of many languages forbid syllable codas. Source: Internet

As in other languages, onomatopoeiae stand outside the normal phonotactics of English. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

phonotactic phonotactical phonotactically phonotax phonotaxic phonotaxis