Telefonanruf

[teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf]

/[teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Telefonanruf” is an uncommon German word, ranked #82,208 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#82,208
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Kontaktieren per Telefon

Key facts for Telefonanruf
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelefonanruf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf]
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,208
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Telefonanruf” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Telefonanruf lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Telefonanruf is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf]. Corpus data places it at rank #82,208 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “Telefonanruf”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-E-L-E-F-O-N-A-N-R-U-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [teləˈfoːnʔanˌʁuːf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list