playlist
/ˈpɫæɪ̯ˌɫɪst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A list of tracks or videos to be played in a particular sequence, as from an audio CD or a streaming service.
Example Sentences
- "When you collect a group of MIDIs into an album, you can play them much like a CD, with repeat mode, random mode, and a programmed playlist."
- "Strangers constructed playlists that pulled from artists and albums you’d never heard of, but without the performative high/low-ness that afflicts so much online music talk."
- "I hadn't spoken to her in a year, but she could still see my listens on the music platform we both used. I still went to those playlists for solace. A sense of collective understanding. We had stockpiled our youth."
- "No past, just traces / Nowhere to play, just playlists"
- "When users would select the most immediately visible “dinner playlist” or ”workout mix,” they might have unknowingly clicked through to a list owned and operated by a major label."
- "She achieved success when her first single was playlisted on national radio."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɫæɪ̯ˌɫɪst/