teleprinter
"teleprinter" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“teleprinter” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols.
Corpus desk
Index EN-teleprinter · teleprinter · English
teleprinter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | teleprinter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “teleprinter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
teleprinter is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols.".
teleprinter has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + printer. The correct English form is teleprinter, spelled T-E-L-E-P-R-I-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how teleprinter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Particulars of trains are advised from Willesden Telegraph Office by teleprinter, supplemented as necessary by telephone from Euston Arrival Box.
No matter where they were billeted, the staff officers' reality was unchanging: a dozen telephone numbers, some signals corps pilots and motorcyclists, a signals officer, a teleprinter, a message despatch point, a radio and—laid out on the table—a map of the war, densely covered with blue and red pencil marks.
Etymology
From tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + printer.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.