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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schlager

/ʃlɑːɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
schlager
IPA
/ʃlɑːɡə/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics.

Uncountable

noun

A piece made in this style.

Countable

Etymology

From German Schlager (late 19th century), from schlagen (“to hit”), thus similar to English hit (“successful song”, early 20th century).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

schlagers (plural)

Rhymes With

agar yeager hager jager praeger sager rager prager yegor trager fager vaguer

Questions

How do you pronounce schlager?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃlɑːɡə/.
What does schlager mean?
A chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often easily danceable) and typically facile, sentimental lyrics.
Where does schlager come from?
It is traced to German.

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