---
title: phonemeCode
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/statuskey/phonemecode
---

# phonemeCode

Indicates that the synthesizer is in phoneme-processing mode. When in phoneme-processing mode, a text buffer is interpreted to be a series of characters representing various phonemes and prosodic controls.

## Declaration

```swift
static let phonemeCode: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.StatusKey
```

## See Also

### Status Keys

- [numberOfCharactersLeft](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/statuskey/numberofcharactersleft.md)
- [outputBusy](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/statuskey/outputbusy.md)
- [outputPaused](appkit/nsspeechsynthesizer/speechpropertykey/statuskey/outputpaused.md)