Megafon

[meɡaˈfoːn]

/[meɡaˈfoːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Megafon” is uncommon German (frequency #71,616 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,616
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trichterförmiges Gerät, das durch Bündelung der Schallwellen oder elektrisch akustische Signale verstärkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-megafon · Megafon · German

Megafon · rank #71,616 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,616
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Meerrettich

Nearest frequency peer: Meerrettich (-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 „Megafon“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Megafon
PropertyValue
HeadwordMegafon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meɡaˈfoːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,616
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Megafon“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Megafonfällt 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: „Meerrettich“ (#71,615), „mene“ (#71,617), „mecker“ (#71,614). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Megafon“ bei #71,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Megafon is uncommon German at frequency #71,616 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [meɡaˈfoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "trichterförmiges Gerät, das durch Bündelung der Schallwellen oder elektrisch akustische Signale verstärkt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Megafon, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Megafon, spelled M-E-G-A-F-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    trichterförmiges Gerät, das durch Bündelung der Schallwellen oder elektrisch akustische Signale verstärkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Hintergrundgeräusche traten in den Vordergrund, und wenn jemand sprach, klang es, als würde die Stimme durch ein Megafon verstärkt.“

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 "Megafon"?
"Megafon" is spelled M-E-G-A-F-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [meɡaˈfoːn].
What does "Megafon" mean?
As a noun, "Megafon" means: trichterförmiges Gerät, das durch Bündelung der Schallwellen oder elektrisch akustische Signale verstärkt
How do you pronounce "Megafon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Megafon" is [meɡaˈfoːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Megafon" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mensche#71,618Motette#71,636looping#71,593Nippeln#71,662

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list