softphone
noun
softphone is spelled S-O-F-T-P-H-O-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, softphone means “A software program for making telephone calls over the Internet, typically using protocols such as SIP” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of softphone is softphones.
How many letters and syllables are in softphone?
| Letters | 9: S-O-F-T-P-H-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 softphone?
Softphone appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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).
Forms of softphone
- softphones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does softphone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A software program for making telephone calls over the Internet, typically using protocols such as SIP.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does softphone come from?
Blend of software + phone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).