speakerphone
/ˈspikɚˌfoʊn/noun
speakerphone is spelled S-P-E-A-K-E-R-P-H-O-N-E: 12 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, speakerphone means “A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of speakerphone is speakerphones.
How many letters and syllables are in speakerphone?
| Letters | 12: S-P-E-A-K-E-R-P-H-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is speakerphone?
Speakerphone appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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).
How do you pronounce speakerphone?
- UK /ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn/
- US /ˈspikɚˌfoʊn/
Speakerphone has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of speakerphone
- speakerphones plural
- speaker phone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does speakerphone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
- 2
A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, in order to use it hands-free.
- 3
A feature on a phone that reroutes audio through the phone's external speaker, rather than the earpiece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Speakerphone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Freisprechtelefon, Freisprechgerät, Freisprechanlage, Freisprecheinrichtung , Lautsprechtelefon, Lautsprechertelefon |
| Portuguese | viva-voz, alta-voz |
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 speakerphone come from?
From speaker + phone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).