disc jockey

\disk ʒɔ.kɛ\

/\disk ʒɔ.kɛ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne qui sélectionne, diffuse et mixe de la musique à destination d’un public.

Corpus desk

Index FR-disc-jockey · disc jockey · French

disc jockey · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for disc jockey
PropertyValue
Headworddisc jockey
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\disk ʒɔ.kɛ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « disc jockey » en français

disc jockeysiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

disc jockey is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \disk ʒɔ.kɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui sélectionne, diffuse et mixe de la musique à destination d’un public.".

Zero misspellings are on record for disc jockey in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is disc jockey, spelled D-I-S-C- -J-O-C-K-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui sélectionne, diffuse et mixe de la musique à destination d’un public.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how disc jockey appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Au début des années quatre-vingt, quelques disc jockeys (DJs) commencent à mélanger (mixer pour les connaisseurs) plusieurs disques différents, à passer certaines parties à l’envers, fédérant tout cela autour d’un rythme : le fameux boum-boum tant décrié.

Synonyms

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 "disc jockey"?
"disc jockey" is spelled D-I-S-C- -J-O-C-K-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \disk ʒɔ.kɛ\.
What does "disc jockey" mean?
As a noun, "disc jockey" means: Personne qui sélectionne, diffuse et mixe de la musique à destination d’un public.
How do you pronounce "disc jockey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disc jockey" is \disk ʒɔ.kɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disc jockey" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list