Telefonjoker
German, noun/ˈteːləfoːnˌd͡ʒoːkɐ/
Telefonjoker is a German masculine noun meaning “"Phone-a-Friend" lifeline (lifeline used by the contestant to get help by calling a friend or relative on telephone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Option in einer TV-Spielshow Hilfe per Telefon zu erhalten”.
What does Telefonjoker mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculine"Phone-a-Friend" lifeline (lifeline used by the contestant to get help by calling a friend or relative on telephone)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Option in einer TV-Spielshow Hilfe per Telefon zu erhalten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Telefonjoker
- Telefonjokers genitive
- Telefonjokern dative definite plural
- Telephonjoker alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Telefonjoker?
- /ˈteːləfoːnˌd͡ʒoːkɐ/
- /teleˈfoːnˌd͡ʒoːkɐ/
- [ˈteːləfoːnˌjoːkɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Telefonjoker in German?
Telefonjoker appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).