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 September 3, 2026) - Téléphone connecté à une ligne fixe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-telephone-fixe · téléphone fixe · French

téléphone fixe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « téléphone fixe » en français

téléphone fixesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how téléphone fixe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les jeunes en particulier sont très mobiles et souvent peu présents à la résidence où se retrouve le téléphone fixe – ce qui les rend difficiles à joindre.

Antonyms

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list