Telefonnummer

[teləˈfoːnˌnʊmɐ]

/[teləˈfoːnˌnʊmɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Telefonnummer” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,112. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,112
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine eindeutige Nummer in einem Vorwahlbereich, die einem Telefonanschluss zugeordnet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-telefonnummer · Telefonnummer · German

Telefonnummer · rank #6,112 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,112
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tauschen

Nearest frequency peer: tauschen (-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 „Telefonnummer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Telefonnummer“ 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).

Telefonnummer vs Telefonnummern
93% similar

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

Key facts for Telefonnummer
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelefonnummer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teləˈfoːnˌnʊmɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#6,112
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Telefonnummer“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Telefonnummerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tauschen“ (#6,111), „taucht“ (#6,110), „stop“ (#6,109). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Telefonnummer“ bei #6,112. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Telefonnummer (IPA [teləˈfoːnˌnʊmɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,112 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine eindeutige Nummer in einem Vorwahlbereich, die einem Telefonanschluss zugeordnet ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Telefonnummer, with forms such as "etlefonnummer", "teelfonnummer", and "teleffonnummer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Telefonnummern", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Telefonnummer, spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-N-U-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine eindeutige Nummer in einem Vorwahlbereich, die einem Telefonanschluss zugeordnet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gibst du mir deine Telefonnummer?
  2. Wie lautet deine neue Telefonnummer?

Synonyms

AnschlussnummerRufnummer

This word in other languages

telephone number(English)numéro de téléphone(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etlefonnummer
  • teelfonnummer
  • teleffonnummer
  • telefnonummer
  • telefonnmumer
  • telefonnumemr
  • telefonnumer
  • telefonnummerr
  • telefonnummre
  • telefonummer
  • telefonunmmer
  • teleofnnummer
  • telfeonnummer
  • tellefonnummer
  • tleefonnummer
  • ttelefonnummer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etlefonnummer2teelfonnummer2teleffonnummer1telefnonummer2telefonnmumer2telefonnumemr2telefonnumer1telefonnummerr1
Edit distance from "Telefonnummer"

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 "Telefonnummer"?
"Telefonnummer" is spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-N-U-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [teləˈfoːnˌnʊmɐ].
What does "Telefonnummer" mean?
As a noun, "Telefonnummer" means: eine eindeutige Nummer in einem Vorwahlbereich, die einem Telefonanschluss zugeordnet ist
What words are commonly confused with "Telefonnummer"?
"Telefonnummer" is commonly confused with "Telefonnummern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Telefonnummer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telefonnummer" is [teləˈfoːnˌnʊmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telefonnummer" come from?
"Telefonnummer" 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 "Telefonnummer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einheimischen#6,174vorübergehend#6,022unterschieden#6,018Innenminister#6,207

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

merkwürdig16 variantsgeschnitten16 variantsGemeinderat16 variantsbekanntlich16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list