Question: what is it called when a word sounds like what it means
Answer: Onomatopoeia ( / ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə , - ˌmɑː - / ( listen ) ; from the Greek ὀνοματοποιία ; ὄνομα for `` name '' and ποιέω for `` I make '' , adjectival form : `` onomatopoeic '' or `` onomatopoetic '' ) is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates , resembles , or suggests the sound that it describes .