Telefonhörer

[teləˈfoːnˌhøːʁɐ]

/[teləˈfoːnˌhøːʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Telefonhörer” is uncommon German (frequency #77,408 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,408
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Teil des Telefons mit Hörmuschel und Sprechmuschel

Key facts for Telefonhörer
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelefonhörer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teləˈfoːnˌhøːʁɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#77,408
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Telefonhörer” 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). Telefonhörer lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Telefonhörer is uncommon German at frequency #77,408 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [teləˈfoːnˌhøːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Teil des Telefons mit Hörmuschel und Sprechmuschel".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Telefonhörer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Telefonhörer, spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-H-Ö-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Teil des Telefons mit Hörmuschel und Sprechmuschel

Synonyms

HandapparatKnochenHörerMoritel

This word in other languages

handset(English)combiné téléphonique(Français)auscultador(Português)

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 "Telefonhörer"?
"Telefonhörer" is spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-H-Ö-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [teləˈfoːnˌhøːʁɐ].
What does "Telefonhörer" mean?
As a noun, "Telefonhörer" means: der Teil des Telefons mit Hörmuschel und Sprechmuschel
How do you pronounce "Telefonhörer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telefonhörer" is [teləˈfoːnˌhøːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telefonhörer" come from?
"Telefonhörer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Telefonhörer”

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-H-Ö-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [teləˈfoːnˌhøːʁɐ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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