Satellitentelefon
[zatɛˈliːtn̩teleˌfoːn]
The verdict
“Satellitentelefon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Telefon, das die Verbindung über einen Satelliten herstellt
Corpus desk
Index DE-satellitentelefon · Satellitentelefon · German
Satellitentelefon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Satellitentelefon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zatɛˈliːtn̩teleˌfoːn] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Satellitentelefon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Satellitentelefon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zatɛˈliːtn̩teleˌfoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Telefon, das die Verbindung über einen Satelliten herstellt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Satellitentelefon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Satellitentelefon, spelled S-A-T-E-L-L-I-T-E-N-T-E-L-E-F-O-N.
Definition
- 1Telefon, das die Verbindung über einen Satelliten herstellt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Satellitentelefon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn der Korrespondent aus einer entlegenen Ecke des Berichtsgebietes einen Beitrag überspielen will, kommt das Satellitentelefon zum Einsatz.“
„Noch von dem verfallenen Haus am Tigris aus rief Ferris Ed Hoffman über sein Satellitentelefon an.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.