Grammophon

[ɡʁamoˈfoːn]

/[ɡʁamoˈfoːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Grammophon” is uncommon German (frequency #57,044 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,044
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wiedergabegerät für Schallplatten mit Schalltrichter

Corpus desk

Index DE-grammophon · Grammophon · German

Grammophon · rank #57,044 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,044
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Grafschaften

Nearest frequency peer: Grafschaften (-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 „Grammophon“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grammophon
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrammophon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡʁamoˈfoːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,044
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Grammophon“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Grammophonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Grafschaften“ (#57,043), „grasen“ (#57,045), „Grabung“ (#57,042). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Grammophon“ bei #57,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grammophon is uncommon German at frequency #57,044 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡʁamoˈfoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wiedergabegerät für Schallplatten mit Schalltrichter".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Grammophon in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Grammophon, spelled G-R-A-M-M-O-P-H-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wiedergabegerät für Schallplatten mit Schalltrichter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich liebe den Klang von Opas altem Grammophon.
  2. „Irgendwo wurde Grammophon gespielt.“

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 "Grammophon"?
"Grammophon" is spelled G-R-A-M-M-O-P-H-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡʁamoˈfoːn].
What does "Grammophon" mean?
As a noun, "Grammophon" means: Wiedergabegerät für Schallplatten mit Schalltrichter
How do you pronounce "Grammophon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grammophon" is [ɡʁamoˈfoːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grammophon" come from?
"Grammophon" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gnadenlose#57,040gewidmeten#57,031Gequatsche#57,025Georgische#57,024

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list