dramaturgy
/ˈdɹæməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒi/noun
dramaturgy is spelled D-R-A-M-A-T-U-R-G-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dramaturgy means “The art of dramatic composition for the stage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dramaturgy is dramaturgies.
How many letters and syllables are in dramaturgy?
| Letters | 10: D-R-A-M-A-T-U-R-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 dramaturgy?
Dramaturgy appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 dramaturgy?
- /ˈdɹæməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒi/
Dramaturgy has 4 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-dramaturgy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dramaturgy
- dramaturgies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dramaturgy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The art of dramatic composition for the stage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dramaturgy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense art of dramaturgic composition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dramaturgie |
| German | Dramaturgie |
| Portuguese | dramaturgia |
| Spanish | dramaturgia |
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.