dumbphone
dumb·phone/ˈdʌm.foʊn/noun
dumbphone is spelled D-U-M-B-P-H-O-N-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (dumb·phone). It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dumbphone means “A cell phone that does not have any functionality characteristic of a smartphone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dumbphone is dumbphones.
How many letters and syllables are in dumbphone?
| Letters | 9: D-U-M-B-P-H-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dumb·phone |
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 dumbphone?
Dumbphone appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 dumbphone?
- UK /ˈdʌm.fəʊn/
- US /ˈdʌm.foʊn/
Dumbphone has 2 syllables, split dumb·phone in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dumbphone
- dumbphones plural
- dumb phone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dumbphone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA cell phone that does not have any functionality characteristic of a smartphone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dumbphone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cell phone lacking the functionality characteristic of a smartphone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | teléfono de teclas |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dumbphone come from?
From dumb + phone, constructed as an antonym to smartphone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).