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teleport

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "teleport", 8-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "teleport" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "teleport" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

teleport is aEnglishverb. It means: To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points. Pronounced /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/.

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Key facts for teleport
PropertyValue
Headwordteleport
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,255
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of teleport in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for teleport is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,255 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for teleport, with forms such as "etleport", "teelport", and "teleoprt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation from teleportation. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is teleport, spelled T-E-L-E-P-O-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.
  2. 2
    To move (an object) in this fashion, as by telekinesis.

Etymology

Back-formation from teleportation.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etleport,teelport,teleoprt,teleporrt,teleportt,telepotr,telepport,teleprot,telleport,telpeort,tleeport,tteleport

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for teleport

Misspelling Variants of "teleport"

etleport8teelport8teleoprt8teleporrt9teleportt9telepotr8telepport9teleprot8
Misspelling Variants of "teleport"

Frequency rank: #30,255 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "teleport"?
"teleport" is spelled T-E-L-E-P-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/.
What does "teleport" mean?
As a verb, "teleport" means: To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.
What are common misspellings of "teleport"?
Common misspellings include "etleport", "teelport", "teleoprt", "teleporrt", "teleportt". The correct spelling is "teleport".
How do you pronounce "teleport"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teleport" is /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "teleport"?
Back-formation from teleportation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.