Telefonvorwahl
[ˈteːləfoːnˌfoːɐ̯vaːl]
The verdict
“Telefonvorwahl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ziffernfolge, die beim Wählen einer Telefonnummer vor der Anschlussnummer gewählt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-telefonvorwahl · Telefonvorwahl · German
Telefonvorwahl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Telefonvorwahl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈteːləfoːnˌfoːɐ̯vaːl] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Telefonvorwahl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Telefonvorwahl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈteːləfoːnˌfoːɐ̯vaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ziffernfolge, die beim Wählen einer Telefonnummer vor der Anschlussnummer gewählt wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Telefonvorwahl in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Telefonvorwahl, spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-V-O-R-W-A-H-L.
Definition
- 1Ziffernfolge, die beim Wählen einer Telefonnummer vor der Anschlussnummer gewählt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Telefonvorwahl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hast du mal die Telefonvorwahl von München?
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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.