Question

what is the phonetic of the word 'colonel' and the word 'lieutenant'

Answer 1

Like a great many words in English (e.g. drought, colonel, sergeant, debt, etc.), the modern pronunciation may not be phonetic and sometimes seems to be downright antiphonetic. The British pronunciation of lieutenant derives from its history, much of which remains obscure. Premodern spellings (e.g. luff-, leif-, etc.)

Answer 2

LIEUTENANT COLONEL (noun)


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Meaning:

A commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

lieutenant colonel; light colonel

Hypernyms ("lieutenant colonel" is a kind of...):

colonel (a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)