Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cellphone

/ˈsɛlfoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: cell-phone
IPA: /ˈsɛlfoʊn/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of cell phone.

verb

To make a call to (someone) on a cellphone.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Six years later, the Transportation Department advises drivers to avoid cellphones except in emergencies."
"Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States."
"They stood on line, and slept and ate and cellphoned, all night and into the day."
"That information — including estimates that cellphoning drivers caused 955 fatalities and 240,000 accidents in 2002 — was finally pried loose this week by a freedom of information lawsuit."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɛlfoʊn/
British English: /ˈsɛlfəʊn/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cellphones (plural) cellphones (present, singular) cellphoning (participle, present) cellphoned (participle, past) cellphoned (past)

Derived Forms

cellevision fauxcellarm

Phrases

cellphone lot direct-to-cellphone

Frequently Paired Words

cell phone cell-phone

Synonyms

cellular telephone cellular phone cell mobile phone

Questions

How do you pronounce cellphone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛlfoʊn/.
What does cellphone mean?: Alternative form of cell phone.

How to pronounce cellphone

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