phoneme

Pronunciation:  US [ˈfoʊˌnim] UK [ˈfəʊniːm]
  • n.The phoneme (distinguish words minimum speech units, English SIP in the s and z are two different phonemes in the zip)
  • WebPhoneme; Mono; phonemic or phonetic
n.
1.
an individual speech sound that makes one word different from another. For example, the  b” and  f” in  bill” and  fill”