Telefonkabine

[teləˈfoːnˌkaˈbiːnə]

/[teləˈfoːnˌkaˈbiːnə]/ noun

The verdict

“Telefonkabine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Telefon ausgestattete Kabine im öffentlichen Raum

Corpus desk

Index DE-telefonkabine · Telefonkabine · German

Telefonkabine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Telefonkabine
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelefonkabine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teləˈfoːnˌkaˈbiːnə]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Telefonkabine“ im Deutschen

Telefonkabineschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Telefonkabine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [teləˈfoːnˌkaˈbiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einem Telefon ausgestattete Kabine im öffentlichen Raum".

No misspelling variants are generated for Telefonkabine in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Telefonkabine, spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-K-A-B-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Telefon ausgestattete Kabine im öffentlichen Raum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auf dem Programm ist etwa eine Jukebox-Party in der Telefonkabine.“
  2. „Am Donnerstagmorgen moderierte Nadja Hüppi aus einer Telefonkabine an der St.Leonhard-Strasse.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Telefonkabine"?
"Telefonkabine" is spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-K-A-B-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [teləˈfoːnˌkaˈbiːnə].
What does "Telefonkabine" mean?
As a noun, "Telefonkabine" means: mit einem Telefon ausgestattete Kabine im öffentlichen Raum
How do you pronounce "Telefonkabine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telefonkabine" is [teləˈfoːnˌkaˈbiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telefonkabine" come from?
"Telefonkabine" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list