phonebook

Questions about phonebook

What does phonebook mean?

phonebook means "a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers".

How many syllables are in phonebook?

phonebook has 3 syllables and divides as pho-ne-book under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for phonebook?

Close synonyms include phone book, telephone book, telephone directory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phonebook a common word?

phonebook is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.