Telefonbuch

[teləˈfoːnˌbuːx]

/[teləˈfoːnˌbuːx]/ noun

The verdict

“Telefonbuch” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,146. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,146
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Buch oder Verzeichnis von Telefonnummern, Telefonverzeichnis in Buchform

Corpus desk

Index DE-telefonbuch · Telefonbuch · German

Telefonbuch · rank #24,146 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,146
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH telefonate

Nearest frequency peer: telefonate (-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 „Telefonbuch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Telefonbuch“ 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).

Telefonbuch vs telefonisch
73% similar

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

Key facts for Telefonbuch
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelefonbuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teləˈfoːnˌbuːx]
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,146
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Telefonbuch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Telefonbuchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „telefonate“ (#24,145), „Tellerrand“ (#24,147), „teste“ (#24,148). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Telefonbuch“ bei #24,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Telefonbuch (IPA [teləˈfoːnˌbuːx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,146 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Buch oder Verzeichnis von Telefonnummern, Telefonverzeichnis in Buchform".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Telefonbuch, with forms such as "etlefonbuch", "teelfonbuch", and "teleffonbuch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "telefonisch", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Telefonbuch, spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-B-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Buch oder Verzeichnis von Telefonnummern, Telefonverzeichnis in Buchform

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Nummer finden sie leicht im Telefonbuch unter Lieschen Müller.
  2. Viele Telefonbesitzer lassen sich nicht mehr im Telefonbuch verzeichnen, da die Nummern von aufdringlichen Werbeanrufern missbraucht werden.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etlefonbuch
  • teelfonbuch
  • teleffonbuch
  • telefnobuch
  • telefobnuch
  • telefonbbuch
  • telefonbcuh
  • telefonbucch
  • telefonbuchh
  • telefonbuhc
  • telefonnbuch
  • telefonubch
  • teleofnbuch
  • telfeonbuch
  • tellefonbuch
  • tleefonbuch
  • ttelefonbuch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etlefonbuch2teelfonbuch2teleffonbuch1telefnobuch2telefobnuch2telefonbbuch1telefonbcuh2telefonbucch1
Edit distance from "Telefonbuch"

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 "Telefonbuch"?
"Telefonbuch" is spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-B-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [teləˈfoːnˌbuːx].
What does "Telefonbuch" mean?
As a noun, "Telefonbuch" means: Buch oder Verzeichnis von Telefonnummern, Telefonverzeichnis in Buchform
What words are commonly confused with "Telefonbuch"?
"Telefonbuch" is commonly confused with "telefonisch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Telefonbuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telefonbuch" is [teləˈfoːnˌbuːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telefonbuch" come from?
"Telefonbuch" 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 "Telefonbuch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list