Telefonseelsorge

[ˈteːləfoːnˌzeːlzɔʁɡə]

/[ˈteːləfoːnˌzeːlzɔʁɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Telefonseelsorge” is uncommon German (frequency #65,755 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,755
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inbegriff für seelsorgerliche Gespräche beziehungsweise Dienste, die telefonisch und anonym durchgeführt werden; die telefonische Beratung von Menschen in persönlichen Problemsituationen

Key facts for Telefonseelsorge
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelefonseelsorge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈteːləfoːnˌzeːlzɔʁɡə]
Letters16
Frequency rank#65,755
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Telefonseelsorge” 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). Telefonseelsorge lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Telefonseelsorge is uncommon German at frequency #65,755 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈteːləfoːnˌzeːlzɔʁɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inbegriff für seelsorgerliche Gespräche beziehungsweise Dienste, die telefonisch und anonym durchgeführt werden; die telefonische Beratung von Menschen in persönlichen Problemsituationen".

Telefonseelsorge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Telefonseelsorge, spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-S-E-E-L-S-O-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inbegriff für seelsorgerliche Gespräche beziehungsweise Dienste, die telefonisch und anonym durchgeführt werden; die telefonische Beratung von Menschen in persönlichen Problemsituationen

Antonyms

Internetseelsorge

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 "Telefonseelsorge"?
"Telefonseelsorge" is spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-S-E-E-L-S-O-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈteːləfoːnˌzeːlzɔʁɡə].
What does "Telefonseelsorge" mean?
As a noun, "Telefonseelsorge" means: Inbegriff für seelsorgerliche Gespräche beziehungsweise Dienste, die telefonisch und anonym durchgeführt werden; die telefonische Beratung von Menschen in persönlichen Problemsituationen
How do you pronounce "Telefonseelsorge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telefonseelsorge" is [ˈteːləfoːnˌzeːlzɔʁɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telefonseelsorge" come from?
"Telefonseelsorge" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Telefonseelsorge”

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-S-E-E-L-S-O-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈteːləfoːnˌzeːlzɔʁɡə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list