Unterhaltungsindustrie
German, noun[ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋsʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]
Unterhaltungsindustrie is spelled U-N-T-E-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G-S-I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-E (22 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unterhaltungsindustrie is a German feminine noun meaning “entertainment industry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wirtschaftsbereich, der sich mit öffentlichen, Publikum unterhaltenden, Darbietungen befasst”.
What does Unterhaltungsindustrie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineentertainment industry
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wirtschaftsbereich, der sich mit öffentlichen, Publikum unterhaltenden, Darbietungen befasst
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Unterhaltungsindustrie
- Unterhaltungsindustrien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Unterhaltungsindustrie?
- [ʊntɐˈhaltʊŋsʔɪndʊsˌtʁiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Unterhaltungsindustrie in German?
Unterhaltungsindustrie appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).