What is another word for allophone?
Pronunciation: [ˈaləfˌə͡ʊn] (IPA) 
Allophone, a term used in linguistics, refers to different phonetic representations of a single phoneme. This can occur due to regional, social, or individual variation. There are several synonyms for the word allophone: phonemic variant, variant pronunciation, phonetic variant, phone variant, and dialectal variant. All these terms carry the same definition as allophone. Phonemic variant is used to indicate that a new variant of a phoneme has a different meaning. Variant pronunciation, on the other hand, denotes a different way of uttering a word. Phonetic variant denotes a change in pronunciation due to the influence of other sounds. Phone variant and dialectal variant are used to indicate variations in pronunciations due to variations in accents or dialects.
