téléphone mobile

\te.le.fɔn mo.bil\

/\te.le.fɔn mo.bil\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Téléphone de petite dimension que l’on peut transporter aisément avec soi.

Key facts for téléphone mobile
PropertyValue
Headwordtéléphone mobile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\te.le.fɔn mo.bil\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “téléphone mobile” sits in French frequency

téléphone mobile 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 mobile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \te.le.fɔn mo.bil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Téléphone de petite dimension que l’on peut transporter aisément avec soi.".

téléphone mobile doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is téléphone mobile, spelled T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-E- -M-O-B-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Téléphone de petite dimension que l’on peut transporter aisément avec soi.

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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 mobile"?
"téléphone mobile" is spelled T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-E- -M-O-B-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \te.le.fɔn mo.bil\.
What does "téléphone mobile" mean?
As a noun, "téléphone mobile" means: Téléphone de petite dimension que l’on peut transporter aisément avec soi.
How do you pronounce "téléphone mobile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "téléphone mobile" is \te.le.fɔn mo.bil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "téléphone mobile" come from?
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Using “téléphone mobile”

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- -M-O-B-I-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \te.le.fɔn mo.bil\ (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