iPhone
/ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/
"iphone" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“iPhone” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,434 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,434
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | iPhone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,434 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “iPhone” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for iPhone is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,434 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for iPhone, with forms such as "ihpone", "iphhone", and "iphnoe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From i- + phone. Many Apple products have an i- prefix in their names. The correct English form is iPhone, spelled I-P-H-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.
- 2Any knockoff or similar high-end smartphone; through trademark genericization.
Etymology
From i- + phone. Many Apple products have an i- prefix in their names.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ihpone,iphhone,iphnoe,iphoen,iphonne,ipohne,ipphone,pihone
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iPhone - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “iPhone”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-P-H-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.