---
title: modePhonemes
framework: applicationservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: applicationservices/modephonemes
---

# modePhonemes

Used with soInputMode to indicate that the speech channel 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
var modePhonemes: OSType { get }
```