DJ
/ˈdi(ː)(.)d͡ʒeɪ/noun, verb
DJ is spelled D-J: 2 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, DJ means “Initialism of disc jockey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of DJ is DJs.
How many letters and syllables are in DJ?
| Letters | 2: D-J |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is DJ?
DJ appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th 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 DJ?
- /ˈdi(ː)(.)d͡ʒeɪ/
- /(ˌ)diːˈd͡ʒeɪ/
DJ has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-DJ.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of DJ
- DJs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- DJ's present, singular, he/she/it
- DJing participle, present
- DJ'ing participle, present
- DJed participle, past
- DJ'd participle, past
- DJ'ed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does DJ mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of disc jockey.
- 2
Initialism of dinner jacket.
- 3
Initialism of dust jacket.
verb
- 1
To act as a DJ (disc jockey); to play, cut and mix/blend recorded music.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).