telephone
Definitions
Noun
- Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
- Transmitting speech at a distance
Verb
- Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "telephone".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | telephone | 3 | 76 |
| 2 | telephoned | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | telephones | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | telephone's | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "telephone".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tombstone | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | touchstone | 2 | 1 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "telephone".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | phone | 1 | 54 |
| 2 | telephoned | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | telephones | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | telephoning | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | leone | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | telephone's | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | telephony | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | telephonic | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | telethon | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | telephoniques | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | telephonics | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | teleprobe | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | telephoto | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | cellphone | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | telenet | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | telefon | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | telesphere | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | monteleone | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | cellphones | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | thone | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "telephone" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "telephone" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "telephone" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "telephone".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | telephone's | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | telephony | 4 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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Jan 14, 2026 U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (.gov)
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Nov 10, 2025 Florida Museum of Natural History
Nov 10, 2025 Florida Museum of Natural History
BU, Bell, and Celebrating 150 Years of the Invention of the Telephone | BU Today
Mar 2, 2026 Boston University
Mar 2, 2026 Boston University
Miller-Meeks Hosts Telephone Town Hall with Over 13,000 Iowans
Dec 19, 2025 Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks | (.gov)
Dec 19, 2025 Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks | (.gov)