Programmdirektor

[pʁoˈɡʁamdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯]

/[pʁoˈɡʁamdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Programmdirektor” is uncommon German (frequency #80,802 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,802
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die die Verantwortung für das Programm eines Rundfunk- oder Fernsehsenders trägt

Key facts for Programmdirektor
PropertyValue
HeadwordProgrammdirektor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁoˈɡʁamdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯]
Letters16
Frequency rank#80,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Programmdirektor” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Programmdirektor lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Programmdirektor is uncommon German at frequency #80,802 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁoˈɡʁamdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die die Verantwortung für das Programm eines Rundfunk- oder Fernsehsenders trägt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Programmdirektor in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Programmdirektor, spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-D-I-R-E-K-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die die Verantwortung für das Programm eines Rundfunk- oder Fernsehsenders trägt

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 "Programmdirektor"?
"Programmdirektor" is spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-D-I-R-E-K-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁoˈɡʁamdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯].
What does "Programmdirektor" mean?
As a noun, "Programmdirektor" means: Person, die die Verantwortung für das Programm eines Rundfunk- oder Fernsehsenders trägt
How do you pronounce "Programmdirektor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Programmdirektor" is [pʁoˈɡʁamdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Programmdirektor" come from?
"Programmdirektor" 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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Using “Programmdirektor”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-D-I-R-E-K-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁoˈɡʁamdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list