telecommute
/ˈtɛləkəˌmjut/verb, noun
telecommute is spelled T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-T-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, telecommute means “To work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in telecommute?
| Letters | 11: T-E-L-E-C-O-M-M-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 telecommute?
Telecommute appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 telecommute?
- US /ˈtɛləkəˌmjut/
Telecommute has 4 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Knabrupt-telecommute.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of telecommute
- telecommutes present, singular, he/she/it
- telecommuting participle, present
- telecommuted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does telecommute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet.
noun
- 1
Telecommuting.
a telecommute position; a telecommute program
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Telecommute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense work from home:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | télétravailler |
| German | telearbeiten, im Homeoffice arbeiten |
| Spanish | teletrabajar |
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 telecommute come from?
From tele- + commute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).