Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iphone

/ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: iphone
IPA: /ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.

noun

Any knockoff or similar high-end smartphone; through trademark genericization.

Example Sentences

"His mom bought him an IPhone for his 11th birthday."
"This concept puts the curve back on the iPhone 5 with a silhouette that's reminiscent of a banana phone."
"Apple is rolling out the public beta of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on Thursday. We have a full (and lengthy) preview guide on both operating systems here, and now we’re breaking down how to get the public beta on your iPhone or iPad."
"“This is before everyone had [geographic information system] mapping, before iPads, iPhones, laptops, Google,” he says. “This is doing research way back with a hammer and a chisel.”"

Etymology

From i- + phone. Many Apple products have an i- prefix in their names.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/

Inflected Forms

iPhones (plural)

Derived Forms

iPhoneography iPhoner

Phrases

iPhone moment

Frequently Paired Words

iOS BlackBerry iPad iPod iMac iDevice

Synonyms

Jesus phone

Homonyms

eyephone

Questions

How do you pronounce iphone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/.
What does iphone mean?: A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.
Where does iphone come from?: From i- + phone. Many Apple products have an i- prefix in their names.

How to pronounce iphone

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