telefax

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The verdict

“telefax” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,620. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,620
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Telefax

Corpus desk

Index DE-telefax · telefax · German

telefax · rank #45,620 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,620
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tampon

Nearest frequency peer: tampon (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „telefax“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „telefax“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

telefax vs Telefon
57% similar
telefax vs TO
0% similar
telefax vs video
14% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for telefax
PropertyValue
Headwordtelefax
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,620
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „telefax“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).telefaxliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tampon“ (#45,619), „telefoniere“ (#45,621), „taktisches“ (#45,618). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „telefax“ bei #45,620. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around telefax (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,620 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Telefax".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for telefax, with forms such as "etlefax", "teelfax", and "teleafx". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Telefon", "TO", "video", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is telefax, spelled T-E-L-E-F-A-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Telefax

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how telefax appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. To name an apparatus known as telefax this way was limited by the Western Union Telegraph Company for a long time, since it registered this word as a trademark for apparatuses transmitting facsimiles in the year 1941, which expired in the year 1986.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etlefax
  • teelfax
  • teleafx
  • telefaxx
  • teleffax
  • telefxa
  • telfeax
  • tellefax
  • tleefax
  • ttelefax

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of telefax - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etlefax2teelfax2teleafx2telefaxx1teleffax1telefxa2telfeax2tellefax1
Edit distance from "telefax"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "telefax"?
"telefax" is spelled T-E-L-E-F-A-X. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "telefax" mean?
As a noun, "telefax" means: Telefax
What words are commonly confused with "telefax"?
"telefax" is commonly confused with "Telefon", "TO", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "telefax"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "telefax" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "telefax" come from?
"telefax" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "telefax", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Symbols#45,615Tombola#45,627Trecker#45,629umarmte#45,636

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

vergebe10 variantsvorhatte10 variantsSchalk10 variantsvoriges10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list