Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telephone number

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: tele-phone num-ber
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network.

noun

A large number.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Well, that story satisfied old O’Herrin’s curiosity. But he wanted to know the fairy’s telephone number, and when Zobedee fetched her fairylets in by burning a lot of hair, while the grand vizier and the boss eunuch held their noses, he asked her to change the spaniels back into women."
"How much is that Rolls Royce? We are talking telephone numbers."

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

telephone numbers (plural)

Phrases

telephone book telephone call telephone line

Frequently Paired Words

telephone book telephone call telephone line

Synonyms

number phone number digits

Questions

What does telephone number mean?: The sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network.

How to pronounce telephone number

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