Showgeschäft

[ˈʃɔʊ̯ɡəˌʃɛft]

/[ˈʃɔʊ̯ɡəˌʃɛft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Showgeschäft” is uncommon German (frequency #90,901 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,901
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wirtschaftszweig, der sich mit öffentlichen, das Publikum unterhaltenden, Darbietungen befasst

Key facts for Showgeschäft
PropertyValue
HeadwordShowgeschäft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɔʊ̯ɡəˌʃɛft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Showgeschäft” 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). Showgeschäft lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Showgeschäft is uncommon German at frequency #90,901 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɔʊ̯ɡəˌʃɛft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wirtschaftszweig, der sich mit öffentlichen, das Publikum unterhaltenden, Darbietungen befasst".

Showgeschäft doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Showgeschäft, spelled S-H-O-W-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wirtschaftszweig, der sich mit öffentlichen, das Publikum unterhaltenden, Darbietungen befasst

Synonyms

SchaugeschäftShowbusinessUnterhaltungsindustrie

This word in other languages

spectacle(Français)

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 "Showgeschäft"?
"Showgeschäft" is spelled S-H-O-W-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɔʊ̯ɡəˌʃɛft].
What does "Showgeschäft" mean?
As a noun, "Showgeschäft" means: Wirtschaftszweig, der sich mit öffentlichen, das Publikum unterhaltenden, Darbietungen befasst
How do you pronounce "Showgeschäft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Showgeschäft" is [ˈʃɔʊ̯ɡəˌʃɛft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Showgeschäft" come from?
"Showgeschäft" 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 “Showgeschäft”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-H-O-W-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃɔʊ̯ɡəˌʃɛft] (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