Telefonsex

[teləˈfoːnˌsɛks]

/[teləˈfoːnˌsɛks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Telefonsex” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,812
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intime oder obszöne Telefongespräche zum Zwecke der sexuellen Befriedigung

Corpus desk

Index DE-telefonsex · Telefonsex · German

Telefonsex · rank #37,812 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,812
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Teamchef

Nearest frequency peer: Teamchef (-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 „Telefonsex“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Telefonsex“ 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).

Telefonsex vs Telefone
80% similar
Telefonsex vs Telefons
80% similar
Telefonsex vs Telefonie
80% similar

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

Key facts for Telefonsex
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelefonsex
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teləˈfoːnˌsɛks]
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,812
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Telefonsex“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Teamchef“ (#37,811), „temps“ (#37,813), „Themse“ (#37,814). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Telefonsex“ bei #37,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Telefonsex (IPA [teləˈfoːnˌsɛks]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,812 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "intime oder obszöne Telefongespräche zum Zwecke der sexuellen Befriedigung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Telefonsex, with forms such as "etlefonsex", "teelfonsex", and "teleffonsex". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Telefone", "Telefons", "Telefonie", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Telefonsex, spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-S-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    intime oder obszöne Telefongespräche zum Zwecke der sexuellen Befriedigung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Nacht wird man beim Fernsehgucken häufig mit Werbung für Telefonsex bombardiert.
  2. „Sie probierte alles vom Anbieten von dubiosen Versicherungsverträgen bis zu Telefonsex.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etlefonsex
  • teelfonsex
  • teleffonsex
  • telefnosex
  • telefonesx
  • telefonnsex
  • telefonsexx
  • telefonssex
  • telefonsxe
  • telefosnex
  • teleofnsex
  • telfeonsex
  • tellefonsex
  • tleefonsex
  • ttelefonsex

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Telefonsex - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etlefonsex2teelfonsex2teleffonsex1telefnosex2telefonesx2telefonnsex1telefonsexx1telefonssex1
Edit distance from "Telefonsex"

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 "Telefonsex"?
"Telefonsex" is spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-S-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is [teləˈfoːnˌsɛks].
What does "Telefonsex" mean?
As a noun, "Telefonsex" means: intime oder obszöne Telefongespräche zum Zwecke der sexuellen Befriedigung
What words are commonly confused with "Telefonsex"?
"Telefonsex" is commonly confused with "Telefone", "Telefons", "Telefonie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Telefonsex"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telefonsex" is [teləˈfoːnˌsɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telefonsex" come from?
"Telefonsex" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Telefonsex", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Subvention#37,803spanisches#37,790Solarstrom#37,787unbeachtet#37,837

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Stadtkern15 variantsunzulässige15 variantsunzumutbar15 variantsschutzlos15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list