# telephony

> English word · Noun · IPA /təˈlɛf.ə.ni/ · frequency rank #33,449

## Definitions
1. The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.
2. The study and application of telephone technology.

## Etymology
From telephone + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **telephone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telephone-vs-telephony)

## Common misspellings (14)
`etlephony`, `teelphony`, `telehpony`, `telephhony`, `telephnoy`, `telephonny`, `telephonyy`, `telephoyn`, `telepohny`, `telepphony`, `tellephony`, `telpehony`, `tleephony`, `ttelephony`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/telephony