deejay
/ˈdiːdʒeɪ/noun, verb
deejay is spelled D-E-E-J-A-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deejay means “A disc jockey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deejay is deejays.
How many letters and syllables are in deejay?
| Letters | 6: D-E-E-J-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deejay?
Deejay appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deejay?
- UK /ˈdiːdʒeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of deejay
- deejays plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- deejaying participle, present
- deejayed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deejay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A disc jockey.
verb
- 1
To perform as a disc jockey.
- 2
To play music as a disc jockey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deejay in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to play music as a disc jockey:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does deejay come from?
Pronunciation spelling of the abbreviation DJ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).