Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryptophone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cryp-to-phone
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secure telephone that provides security against eavesdropping and electronic surveillance.

Example Sentences

"The bulky refrigerator-size boxes that scrambled the phone discussions of Roosevelt and Churchill are just steps from the hefty cryptophones of the 1970s and more modern versions."

Etymology

From crypto- + phone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: crypto

Inflected Forms

cryptophones (plural)

Questions

What does cryptophone mean?: A secure telephone that provides security against eavesdropping and electronic surveillance.
Where does cryptophone come from?: From crypto- + phone.

How to pronounce cryptophone

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