Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interphone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-phone
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of intercom.

Example Sentences

"I arrive on time and ring the interphone. Mrs C opens the door with the buzzer and I cross the courtyard and take the lift. When I reach her floor she is waiting for me in front of the door."

Etymology

From inter- + phone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Inflected Forms

interphones (plural)

Synonyms

intercom

Questions

What does interphone mean?: Synonym of intercom.
Where does interphone come from?: From inter- + phone.

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