taxiphone
French, noun[t̪ak.si.fɔn̪]
taxiphone is spelled T-A-X-I-P-H-O-N-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written French, the 202,924th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taxiphone is a French masculine noun meaning “call shop (business providing access to long-distance telephone calls)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poste de téléphone public qui fonctionne avec des pièces de monnaie ou des jetons métalliques prépayés”.
What does taxiphone mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecall shop (business providing access to long-distance telephone calls)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Poste de téléphone public qui fonctionne avec des pièces de monnaie ou des jetons métalliques prépayés. 2. Type de magasin comprenant des points d'accès téléphoniques.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of taxiphone
- taxiphones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taxiphone?
- [t̪ak.si.fɔn̪]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is taxiphone in French?
taxiphone appears about once in every 41 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).