téléphone fixe

\te.le.fɔn fiks\

/\te.le.fɔn fiks\/ noun

The verdict

“téléphone fixe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Téléphone connecté à une ligne fixe.

Key facts for téléphone fixe
PropertyValue
Headwordtéléphone fixe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\te.le.fɔn fiks\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “téléphone fixe” sits in French frequency

téléphone fixe falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

téléphone fixe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \te.le.fɔn fiks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Téléphone connecté à une ligne fixe.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for téléphone fixe, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is téléphone fixe, spelled T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-E- -F-I-X-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Téléphone connecté à une ligne fixe.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "téléphone fixe"?
"téléphone fixe" is spelled T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-E- -F-I-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is \te.le.fɔn fiks\.
What does "téléphone fixe" mean?
As a noun, "téléphone fixe" means: Téléphone connecté à une ligne fixe.
How do you pronounce "téléphone fixe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "téléphone fixe" is \te.le.fɔn fiks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "téléphone fixe" come from?
"téléphone fixe" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “téléphone fixe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-E- -F-I-X-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \te.le.fɔn fiks\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list