schlager
/ʃlɑːɡə/noun
schlager is spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schlager means “A chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schlager is schlagers.
How many letters and syllables are in schlager?
| Letters | 8: S-C-H-L-A-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 schlager?
Schlager appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 schlager?
- /ʃlɑːɡə/
Schlager 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-schlager.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of schlager
- schlagers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schlager mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics.
- 2
A piece made in this style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schlager in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense style:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | schlager |
| German | Schlager |
| Spanish | schlager |
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 schlager come from?
From German Schlager (late 19th century), from schlagen (“to hit”), thus similar to English hit (“successful song”, early 20th century).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).