# payphone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpeɪˌfoʊn/ · frequency rank #61,693

## Definitions
1. A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.

## Etymology
From pay + phone.

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