Telefonaten

[teləfoˈnaːtn̩]

/[teləfoˈnaːtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Telefonaten” is uncommon German (frequency #51,738 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,738
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Telefonat

Corpus desk

Index DE-telefonaten · Telefonaten · German

Telefonaten · rank #51,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,738
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH teilbar

Nearest frequency peer: teilbar (-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 „Telefonaten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Telefonaten
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelefonaten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teləfoˈnaːtn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Telefonaten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Telefonatenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „teilbar“ (#51,737), „Templin“ (#51,740), „Tennisplatz“ (#51,741). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Telefonaten“ bei #51,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Telefonaten is uncommon German at frequency #51,738 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [teləfoˈnaːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Telefonat".

Telefonaten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Telefonaten, spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Telefonat

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 "Telefonaten"?
"Telefonaten" is spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [teləfoˈnaːtn̩].
What does "Telefonaten" mean?
As a noun, "Telefonaten" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Telefonat
How do you pronounce "Telefonaten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telefonaten" is [teləfoˈnaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telefonaten" come from?
"Telefonaten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tennisplatz#51,741Tagespflege#51,733südlichsten#51,731Studioalbum#51,724

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list