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# NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.PhonemeInfoKey

Keys for the speech phoneme information.

```
struct PhonemeInfoKey
```

## Discussion

Use these keys in the [`phonemeSymbols`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/phonemeSymbols) dictionary.

## Topics

### Phoneme Info Keys

[`static let example: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.PhonemeInfoKey`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/PhonemeInfoKey/example)

An example word that illustrates the use of the phoneme.

[`static let hiliteEnd: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.PhonemeInfoKey`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/PhonemeInfoKey/hiliteEnd)

The character offset into the example word that identifies the location of the end of the phoneme.

[`static let hiliteStart: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.PhonemeInfoKey`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/PhonemeInfoKey/hiliteStart)

The character offset into the example word that identifies the location of the beginning of the phoneme.

[`static let opcode: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.PhonemeInfoKey`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/PhonemeInfoKey/opcode)

NSNumber

[`static let symbol: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.PhonemeInfoKey`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/PhonemeInfoKey/symbol)

The symbol used to represent the phoneme.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue: String)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/PhonemeInfoKey/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

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