telecommunication
tel·e·com·mun·i·ca·tion/ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
telecommunication is spelled T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N: 17 letters and 7 syllables (tel·e·com·mun·i·ca·tion). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, telecommunication means “The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of telecommunication is telecommunications.
How many letters and syllables are in telecommunication?
| Letters | 17: T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7: tel·e·com·mun·i·ca·tion |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,536th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is telecommunication?
Telecommunication appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,536th 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 telecommunication?
- US /ˌtɛləkəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/
- UK /ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Australia /ˌteləkəˌmjʉːnɪˈkæɪʃən/
Telecommunication has 7 syllables, split tel·e·com·mun·i·ca·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-telecommunication.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with telecommunication
Also written: telecommunications.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with telecommunication?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as telecommunication from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of telecommunication
- telecommunications plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does telecommunication mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.
- 2
A message so transmitted.
- 3
Systems used in transmitting such signals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate telecommunication?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of telecommunication: Telecomm..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Telecommunication in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense science and technology of communication over distance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | télécommunication |
| German | Telekommunikation |
| Portuguese | telecomunicação |
| Spanish | telecomunicación |
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 telecommunication come from?
From French télécommunication. Equivalent to tele- + communication.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).