speech sound vs phone

phone vs speech sound

speech sound and phone both are nouns.

speech sound is not a verb while phone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speech sound	Yes	No	No	No
phone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, speech sound and phone are synonyms defined as:

speech sound and phone: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

Other synonyms of speech sound include sound.

speech sound (noun)	phone (noun)
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

speech sound (verb)	phone (verb)
	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Difference between speech sound and phone

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