record deal

noun

"record-deal" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“record deal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An agreement between a record label and a musician or music group, by which the musician or group agrees to record a certain number of songs to be published by the label.

Key facts for record deal
PropertyValue
Headwordrecord deal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “record deal” sits in English frequency

record deal falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

record deal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An agreement between a record label and a musician or music group, by which the musician or group agrees to record a certain number of songs to be published by the label.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for record deal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is record deal, spelled R-E-C-O-R-D- -D-E-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    An agreement between a record label and a musician or music group, by which the musician or group agrees to record a certain number of songs to be published by the label.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "record deal"?
"record deal" is spelled R-E-C-O-R-D- -D-E-A-L.
What does "record deal" mean?
As a noun, "record deal" means: An agreement between a record label and a musician or music group, by which the musician or group agrees to record a certain number of songs to be published by the label.
What language does "record deal" come from?
"record deal" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “record deal”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-C-O-R-D- -D-E-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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