Which to use
“Telefone” and “Telefons” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,430
- “Telefone” frequency rank
- #44,965
- “Telefons” frequency rank
- 65395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Telefone | Telefons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Telefon | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Telefon |
Where the eye mixes Telefone and Telefons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Telefone vs Telefons
A purely visual mix-up. Telefone ([ˈteːləˌfoːnə]) and Telefons ([ˈteːləfoːns]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “Telefone” becomes s in “Telefons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Telefone is recorded at frequency rank #20,430, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈteːləˌfoːnə]. Telefons is at rank #44,965, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈteːləfoːns].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 65395, this pair ranks #608,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Telefone vs Telefons
Shared letters: eflnot. Private to "Telefone": -. Private to "Telefons": s.
"Telefone" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "Telefons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Telefone" and "Telefons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Telefone" or "Telefons"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Telefone" and "Telefons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Telefone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Telefons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #608,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Telefone" and "Telefons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Telefons vs Telefonsex". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #608,414 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.