Schallplattenunterhalter
[ˈʃalplatn̩ˌʔʊntɐhaltɐ]
The verdict
“Schallplattenunterhalter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 24
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die (vor allem in Diskotheken) vor einem Publikum Musiktitel abspielt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schallplattenunterhalter · Schallplattenunterhalter · German
Schallplattenunterhalter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 24 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schallplattenunterhalter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃalplatn̩ˌʔʊntɐhaltɐ] |
| Letters | 24 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schallplattenunterhalter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schallplattenunterhalter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃalplatn̩ˌʔʊntɐhaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die (vor allem in Diskotheken) vor einem Publikum Musiktitel abspielt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schallplattenunterhalter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schallplattenunterhalter, spelled S-C-H-A-L-L-P-L-A-T-T-E-N-U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die (vor allem in Diskotheken) vor einem Publikum Musiktitel abspielt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schallplattenunterhalter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die vier Männer sind staatlich geprüfte Schallplattenunterhalter. So nannte man sie, die DJs der DDR. Wer im Sozialismus auflegen wollte, musste einen Lehrgang machen, ein Jahr lang.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.