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Telefonzelle

German, noun[teleˈfoːnˌtsɛlə]

Telefonzelle is a German feminine noun meaning “telephone booth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Überdachung für ein Gemeinschaftshandy an der Schnur mit Münzeinwurf ohne Wischfunktion”.

What does Telefonzelle mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininetelephone booth

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

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

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Telefonzelle

  • Telefonzellen plural
  • Telephonzelle obsolete
  • TelH abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Telefonzelle?

  • [teleˈfoːnˌtsɛlə]
  • [ˈteːləfoːnˌtsɛlə]
  • [teləˈfoːnˌt͡sɛlə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Telefonzelle in German?

Telefonzelle appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).