Telegrafie

[teleɡʁaˈfiː]

/[teleɡʁaˈfiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Telegrafie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nachrichtenübermittlung über Telegrafen

Corpus desk

Index DE-telegrafie · Telegrafie · German

Telegrafie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for Telegrafie
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelegrafie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teleɡʁaˈfiː]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Telegrafie“ im Deutschen

Telegrafiesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Telegrafie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [teleɡʁaˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nachrichtenübermittlung über Telegrafen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Telegrafie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Telegrafie, spelled T-E-L-E-G-R-A-F-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nachrichtenübermittlung über Telegrafen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Telegrafie spielt im 21. Jahrhundert keine wahrnehmbare Rolle mehr.
  2. „Berühmt wurde die elektrische Telegrafie aber durch den US-amerikanischen Erfinder Samuel Morse.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Telegrafie"?
"Telegrafie" is spelled T-E-L-E-G-R-A-F-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [teleɡʁaˈfiː].
What does "Telegrafie" mean?
As a noun, "Telegrafie" means: Nachrichtenübermittlung über Telegrafen
How do you pronounce "Telegrafie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Telegrafie" is [teleɡʁaˈfiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Telegrafie" come from?
"Telegrafie" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list