# megaphone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ · frequency rank #38,045

## Definitions
1. A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
2. Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.

## Etymology
From mega- + -phone.

## Common misspellings (13)
`emgaphone`, `meagphone`, `megahpone`, `megaphhone`, `megaphnoe`, `megaphoen`, `megaphonne`, `megapohne`, `megapphone`, `meggaphone`, `megpahone`, `mgeaphone`, `mmegaphone`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/megaphone