Dramaturg

[dʁamaˈtʊʁk]

/[dʁamaˈtʊʁk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dramaturg” is uncommon German (frequency #61,427 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,427
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - künstlerischer Berater bei Theater, Funk und Fernsehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dramaturg · Dramaturg · German

Dramaturg · rank #61,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,427
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH drahtlos

Nearest frequency peer: drahtlos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dramaturg“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dramaturg“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dramaturg
PropertyValue
HeadwordDramaturg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʁamaˈtʊʁk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dramaturg“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dramaturgfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „drahtlos“ (#61,426), „dreiteiligen“ (#61,428), „Drogensucht“ (#61,429). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dramaturg“ bei #61,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dramaturg is uncommon German at frequency #61,427 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʁamaˈtʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "künstlerischer Berater bei Theater, Funk und Fernsehen".

Dramaturg doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dramaturg, spelled D-R-A-M-A-T-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    künstlerischer Berater bei Theater, Funk und Fernsehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Dramaturg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ich selbst war Anfang der Sechzigerjahre Dramaturg bei den Württembergischen Staatstheatern, formal »Chefdramaturg«, also für die drei Sparten des Theaters zuständig, Oper, Schauspiel und Ballett.“

This word in other languages

dramaturge(English)dramaturge(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dramaturg"?
"Dramaturg" is spelled D-R-A-M-A-T-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁamaˈtʊʁk].
What does "Dramaturg" mean?
As a noun, "Dramaturg" means: künstlerischer Berater bei Theater, Funk und Fernsehen
How do you pronounce "Dramaturg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dramaturg" is [dʁamaˈtʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dramaturg" come from?
"Dramaturg" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dramaturg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list