noun · #427
telephone
Example: Está sonando el teléfono.
The telephone is ringing.
Spanish → English
el teléfono
el teléfono is Spanish for telephone.
What el teléfono means
How common is it?
el teléfono is ranked #427 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to el teléfono — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el verano — summer
- el fin de semana — weekend
- el reloj — clock, watch
- el móvil — mobile phone
- el ordenador — computer
- el mensaje — message
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22