answerphone
/ˈæn.sɜː(ɹ)ˌfəʊn/noun
answerphone is spelled A-N-S-W-E-R-P-H-O-N-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, answerphone means “Synonym of answering machine, especially one built into a telephone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of answerphone is answerphones.
How many letters and syllables are in answerphone?
| Letters | 11: A-N-S-W-E-R-P-H-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is answerphone?
Answerphone appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce answerphone?
- UK /ˈæn.sɜː(ɹ)ˌfəʊn/
- UK /ˈæn.səˌfəʊn/
Answerphone has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of answerphone
- answerphones plural
- ansaphone
- ansafone
- answer phone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does answerphone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKSynonym of answering machine, especially one built into a telephone.
I keep trying to call her, but all I get is the answerphone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does answerphone come from?
From answer + (tele)phone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).