Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telephone exchange

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: tele-phone ex-change
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any equipment that establishes connections between telephones.

noun

The rooms or building housing such equipment (a central office, as it was termed by the Bell System).

noun

A local or locoregional network of such switched connections, of which a central office was the hub; the local company formed to create and maintain this network and its central office.

noun

The portion of a telephone number representing that network, among the other networks of the larger system: the central office code. In the North American Numbering Plan, this is the "555" portion of "+1-212-555-6789".

Example Sentences

"This valley didn't have a telephone exchange until 1903, when the leading citizens of this town invested in a company to establish one."
"Holonyms: telephone number, phone number"
"A: You can telephone him at 2719. B: What's the [telephone] exchange? A: LA6. I'm sorry, that's LA6-2719."

Inflected Forms

telephone exchanges (plural)

Phrases

Strowger switch telephone operator

Frequently Paired Words

Strowger switch switchboard telco telephone operator area code dialling code country code

Synonyms

central exchange

Questions

What does telephone exchange mean?: Any equipment that establishes connections between telephones.

How to pronounce telephone exchange

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “telephone exchange”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “telephone exchange”.
Repeat and practice — Say “telephone exchange” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.