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.
This Word in the News:
U.S. Rep. Blake Moore to host a Telephone Town Hall for constituents on Mar. 24
Mar 20, 2026 Cache Valley Daily
Mar 20, 2026 Cache Valley Daily
Consumer protection – Standing – Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Mar 19, 2026 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Mar 19, 2026 Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Alaska Broadband Office releases interactive BEAD map, two providers tout awards
Mar 20, 2026 Telecompetitor
Mar 20, 2026 Telecompetitor
UPDATE: Telephone outage at Waimea police station fixed; phone line operational
Mar 20, 2026 Big Island Now
Mar 20, 2026 Big Island Now
Opinion | Americans Didn’t Panic About the Telephone. We Didn’t Need To.
Mar 10, 2026 The New York Times
Mar 10, 2026 The New York Times