Discjockey
[ˈdɪskˌd͡ʒɔke]
The verdict
“Discjockey” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die (vor allem in Diskotheken) vor einem Publikum Musiktitel abspielt
Corpus desk
Index DE-discjockey · Discjockey · German
Discjockey · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Discjockey |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɪskˌd͡ʒɔke] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Discjockey“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Discjockey is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪskˌd͡ʒɔke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Discjockey doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Discjockey, spelled D-I-S-C-J-O-C-K-E-Y.
Definition
- 1Person, die (vor allem in Diskotheken) vor einem Publikum Musiktitel abspielt
- 2Person, die Musik mithilfe eines Mischpults mischt
- 3im Rundfunk oder Fernsehen tätige Person, die das Musikprogramm organisiert und moderiert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Discjockey appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alle Mädchen in der Dorfdisco waren in den Discjockey verknallt.
Er ist Discjockey, also er nennt dich DJ Megatrend, und ist eigentlich schon recht erfolgreich, wenn man mal seine Clips auf YouTube ansieht.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.