radiotelephony
noun
radiotelephony is spelled R-A-D-I-O-T-E-L-E-P-H-O-N-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, radiotelephony means “the transmission of sound (in both directions) using modulated radio waves rather than wires” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in radiotelephony?
| Letters | 14: R-A-D-I-O-T-E-L-E-P-H-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 radiotelephony?
Radiotelephony appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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).
What does radiotelephony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the transmission of sound (in both directions) using modulated radio waves rather than wires
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Radiotelephony in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the transmission of sound using modulated radio waves rather than wires:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | radiotéléphonie |
| Spanish | radiotelefonía |
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 radiotelephony come from?
From radio- + telephony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).