Negermusik
German, noun[ˈneːɡɐmuˌzi(ː)k]
Negermusik is spelled N-E-G-E-R-M-U-S-I-K (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 208,435th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Negermusik is a German feminine noun meaning “any form of African-American music in the blues tradition, originally jazz, swing or ragtime; race music” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bis etwa in die 60er Jahre des 20. Jahrhunderts häufige, abfällige Bezeichnung für Blues, Jazz und Rockmusik…”.
What does Negermusik mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfeminineoffensiveany form of African-American music in the blues tradition, originally jazz, swing or ragtime; race music
- 2
datedfeminineoffensiverock 'n' roll, beat, etc. (irrespective of the perfomers' race)
- 3
feminineoffensiverareany music made by black people
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bis etwa in die 60er Jahre des 20. Jahrhunderts häufige, abfällige Bezeichnung für Blues, Jazz und Rockmusik, die sich mehr und mehr durchsetzen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Negermusik?
- [ˈneːɡɐmuˌzi(ː)k]
- [ˈneːɡɐmuˌziːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Negermusik in German?
Negermusik appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).