numéro de téléphone
\ny.me.ʁo də te.le.fɔn\
The verdict
“numéro de téléphone” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suite de chiffres (et plus rarement de lettres) qui identifie de façon unique un abonné téléphonique, et permet de l’appeler.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | numéro de téléphone |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ny.me.ʁo də te.le.fɔn\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “numéro de téléphone” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
numéro de téléphone is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ny.me.ʁo də te.le.fɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Suite de chiffres (et plus rarement de lettres) qui identifie de façon unique un abonné téléphonique, et permet de l’appeler.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for numéro de téléphone, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is numéro de téléphone, spelled N-U-M-É-R-O- -D-E- -T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1Suite de chiffres (et plus rarement de lettres) qui identifie de façon unique un abonné téléphonique, et permet de l’appeler.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “numéro de téléphone”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-U-M-É-R-O- -D-E- -T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ny.me.ʁo də te.le.fɔn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.