Telefonanruf

[teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf]

/[teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Telefonanruf” is uncommon German (frequency #82,208 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,208
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Kontaktieren per Telefon

Corpus desk

Index DE-telefonanruf · Telefonanruf · German

Telefonanruf · rank #82,208 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,208
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH teilnahmebere…

Nearest frequency peer: teilnahmeberechtigt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Telefonanruf“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Telefonanruf“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Telefonanruf
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelefonanruf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf]
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,208
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Telefonanruf“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Telefonanruffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „teilnahmeberechtigt“ (#82,207), „Telefonanrufe“ (#82,209), „Teilchens“ (#82,206). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Telefonanruf“ bei #82,208. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Telefonanruf is uncommon German at frequency #82,208 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Kontaktieren per Telefon".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Telefonanruf in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Telefonanruf, spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-A-N-R-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Kontaktieren per Telefon

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er wurde von einem Telefonanruf unterbrochen: Es war Johnny Fontane, sprudelnd vor guter Laune.“
  2. „Als sie den Telefonanruf bekam, daß er vermißt sei, weinte sie und war unglücklich.“

Synonyms

Anruf

This word in other languages

phone call(English)appel téléphonique(Français)

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 "Telefonanruf"?
"Telefonanruf" is spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-A-N-R-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf].
What does "Telefonanruf" mean?
As a noun, "Telefonanruf" means: das Kontaktieren per Telefon
How do you pronounce "Telefonanruf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telefonanruf" is [teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telefonanruf" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Titelkämpfen#82,218totschweigen#82,223ungeeigneten#82,253Songwriterin#82,159

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list