Telefonzelle

[teləˈfoːnˌt͡sɛlə]

/[teləˈfoːnˌt͡sɛlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Telefonzelle” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,245. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,245
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Überdachung für ein Gemeinschaftshandy an der Schnur mit Münzeinwurf ohne Wischfunktion

Corpus desk

Index DE-telefonzelle · Telefonzelle · German

Telefonzelle · rank #40,245 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,245
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Teiler

Nearest frequency peer: Teiler (-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 „Telefonzelle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Telefonzelle“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Telefonzelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelefonzelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teləˈfoːnˌt͡sɛlə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#40,245
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Telefonzelle“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Teiler“ (#40,244), „template“ (#40,246), „Teenies“ (#40,243). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Telefonzelle“ bei #40,245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Telefonzelle (IPA [teləˈfoːnˌt͡sɛlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,245 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Überdachung für ein Gemeinschaftshandy an der Schnur mit Münzeinwurf ohne Wischfunktion".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Telefonzelle, with forms such as "etlefonzelle", "teelfonzelle", and "teleffonzelle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Telefonzelle, spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-Z-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Überdachung für ein Gemeinschaftshandy an der Schnur mit Münzeinwurf ohne Wischfunktion

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich rufe aus einer Telefonzelle an.
  2. Ich konnte nicht anrufen, da die Telefonzelle besetzt war.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etlefonzelle
  • teelfonzelle
  • teleffonzelle
  • telefnozelle
  • telefonezlle
  • telefonnzelle
  • telefonzele
  • telefonzelel
  • telefonzlele
  • telefonzzelle
  • telefoznelle
  • teleofnzelle
  • telfeonzelle
  • tellefonzelle
  • tleefonzelle
  • ttelefonzelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Telefonzelle - 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.

etlefonzelle2teelfonzelle2teleffonzelle1telefnozelle2telefonezlle2telefonnzelle1telefonzele1telefonzelel2
Edit distance from "Telefonzelle"

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 "Telefonzelle"?
"Telefonzelle" is spelled T-E-L-E-F-O-N-Z-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [teləˈfoːnˌt͡sɛlə].
What does "Telefonzelle" mean?
As a noun, "Telefonzelle" means: Überdachung für ein Gemeinschaftshandy an der Schnur mit Münzeinwurf ohne Wischfunktion
What are common misspellings of "Telefonzelle"?
Common misspellings include "etlefonzelle", "teelfonzelle", "teleffonzelle", "telefnozelle", "telefonezlle". The correct spelling is "Telefonzelle".
How do you pronounce "Telefonzelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telefonzelle" is [teləˈfoːnˌt͡sɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telefonzelle" come from?
"Telefonzelle" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list