Which to use
“arbeite” and “arbeiten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,943
- “arbeite” frequency rank
- #348
- “arbeiten” frequency rank
- 3291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arbeite | arbeiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs arbeiten | geistig oder körperlich tätig sein, zielstrebig handeln, um so ein Ergebnis zu erzielen |
Where the eye mixes arbeite and arbeiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. arbeite ([ˈaʁbaɪ̯tə]) and arbeiten ([ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “arbeite” sits inside “arbeiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arbeite is recorded at frequency rank #2,943, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tə]. arbeiten is at rank #348, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 3291, this pair ranks #2,000,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arbeite vs arbeiten
Shared letters: abeirt. Private to "arbeite": -. Private to "arbeiten": n.
"arbeite" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "arbeiten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC