emoticon

/ɪˈmoʊtɪkɑn/

Syllables e·mo·ti·con

Stress e-MO-ti-con

Phonics Breakdown

e

/ɪ/

short vowel

mo

/moʊ/

long o

ti

/tɪ/

short vowel

con

/kɑn/

hard c

Meaning

A symbol or combination of symbols used to express an emotion in text.

Sound Reference

💡

e=/ɪ/(it) + mo=/moʊ/(go) + ti=/tɪ/(tip) + con=/kɑn/(con)

Example

She added a smiley emoticon to her message.