noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A computerized interactive system for storing, processing and reproducing verbal messages left through a conventional telephone network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Near-synonyms: voice mailbox, voicemailbox
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: voice mailbox, voicemailbox
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An individual message on such a system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: voice message
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To leave a message on voicemail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: voice mail
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: telephone, telephony
History
Etymology
From voice + mail, genericized trademark.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بَرِيد صَوْتِيّ
(barīd ṣawtiyy)
— system
Armenian:
ձայնային փոստ
(jaynayin pʻost)
— system
Belarusian:
галасава́я по́шта
(halasavája póšta)
— system
Belarusian:
аўтаадка́зчык
(awtaadkázčyk)
— system
Bulgarian:
гла́сова по́ща
(glásova póšta)
— system
Bulgarian:
телефо́нен секрета́р
(telefónen sekretár)
— system
Catalan:
bústia de veu
— system
Chinese Mandarin:
語音信箱 /语音信箱
(yǔyīn xìnxiāng)
— system
Chinese Mandarin:
話音郵件 /话音邮件
(huàyīn yóujiàn)
— system
Czech:
hlasová schránka
— system
Dutch:
voicemail
— system
Estonian:
kõnepost
— system
Finnish:
puheposti
— system
French:
boîte vocale
— system
French:
messagerie vocale
— system
French:
répondeur
— system
German:
Voicemail
— system
German:
Anrufbeantworter
— system
Greek:
φωνητικό ταχυδρομείο
(fonitikó tachydromeío)
— system
Hindi:
ध्वनि मेल
(dhvani mel)
— system
Hindi:
आवाज़ मेल
(āvāz mel)
— system
Hungarian:
hangposta
— system
Irish:
glórphost
— system
Italian:
voicemail
— system
Italian:
messaggeria vocale
— system
Japanese:
ボイスメール
(boisu mēru)
— system
Japanese:
ヴォイスメール
(voisu mēru)
— system
Japanese:
留守番電話
(rusuban denwa)
— system
Japanese:
留守電
(rusuden)
— system
Korean:
음성 사서함
(eumseong saseoham)
— system
Macedonian:
говорна пошта
(govorna pošta)
— system
Malay:
mel suara
— system
Persian:
پست صوتی
(post-e sowti)
— system
Polish:
poczta głosowa
— system
Portuguese:
correio de voz
— system
Portuguese:
voice mail
— system
Romanian:
voicemail
— system
Romanian:
mesagerie vocală
— system
Russian:
голосова́я по́чта
(golosovája póčta)
— system
Russian:
автоотве́тчик
(avtootvétčik)
— system
Russian:
войс-ме́йл
(vojs-mɛ́jl)
— system
Russian:
во́йс-мейл
(vójs-mɛjl)
— system
Slovak:
hlasová schránka
— system
Spanish:
buzón de voz
— system
Spanish:
buzón vocal
— system
Swedish:
röstbrevlåda
— system
Tajik:
почтаи овозӣ
(počta-yi ovozi)
— system
Thai:
จดหมายเสียง
(jòt-mǎai-sǐiang)
— system
Ukrainian:
голосова́ по́шта
(holosová póšta)
— system
Ukrainian:
автовідповіда́ч
(avtovidpovidáč)
— system
Spanish:
telefonema
— message left on a voice mail system
