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payphone

/ˈpeɪˌfoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
pay-phone
IPA
/ˈpeɪˌfoʊn/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pay + phone.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpeɪˌfoʊn/

Inflected Forms

payphones (plural) pay phone (alternative)

Phrases

telephone booth telephone box telephone kiosk call collect coin-op collect call drop a dime

Frequently Paired Words

telephone booth telephone box telephone kiosk call collect COCOT coin-op collect call drop a dime

Synonyms

tickey box

Questions

How do you pronounce payphone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪˌfoʊn/.
What does payphone mean?
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.
Where does payphone come from?
From pay + phone.

How to pronounce payphone

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