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teléfono

Spanish, noun/teˈlefono/

teléfono is spelled T-E-L-É-F-O-N-O (8 letters) and appears 83 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,057th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Teléfono is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “telephone (a telecommunication device used for two-way talking with another person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Equipamiento diseñado para transmitir y recibir sonidos por medio de señales eléctricas a la distancia”.

What does teléfono mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinetelephone (a telecommunication device used for two-way talking with another person)

  2. 2

    masculinerotary dial telephone

  3. 3

    masculinemobile phone

  4. 4

    masculinetelephone number (the sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network)

  5. 5

    masculinepothos (Epipremnum aureum)

  6. 6

    masculineheartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Equipamiento diseñado para transmitir y recibir sonidos por medio de señales eléctricas a la distancia. 2. Número único por cual se posibilita comunicar con otro teléfono. 3. Golpes violentos en los oídos de una víctima, frecuentemente hasta la ruptura de la membrana del tímpano.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of teléfono

  • teléfonos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce teléfono?

  • /teˈlefono/
  • [t̪eˈle.fo.no]
  • [t̪eˈlefono]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to teléfono

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is teléfono in Spanish?

teléfono appears 83 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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