am Arsch der Welt

[am ˈʔaʁʃ deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt]

/[am ˈʔaʁʃ deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt]/ phrase

The verdict

“am Arsch der Welt” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr weit entfernt (liegend); an einem abgeschiedenen (rückständigen) Ort

Key facts for am Arsch der Welt
PropertyValue
Headwordam Arsch der Welt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[am ˈʔaʁʃ deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “am Arsch der Welt” sits in German frequency

am Arsch der Welt falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for am Arsch der Welt is 17 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [am ˈʔaʁʃ deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sehr weit entfernt (liegend); an einem abgeschiedenen (rückständigen) Ort".

No generated misspelling entries exist for am Arsch der Welt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is am Arsch der Welt, spelled A-M- -A-R-S-C-H- -D-E-R- -W-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr weit entfernt (liegend); an einem abgeschiedenen (rückständigen) Ort

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 "am Arsch der Welt"?
"am Arsch der Welt" is spelled A-M- -A-R-S-C-H- -D-E-R- -W-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [am ˈʔaʁʃ deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt].
What does "am Arsch der Welt" mean?
As a phrase, "am Arsch der Welt" means: sehr weit entfernt (liegend); an einem abgeschiedenen (rückständigen) Ort
How do you pronounce "am Arsch der Welt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "am Arsch der Welt" is [am ˈʔaʁʃ deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "am Arsch der Welt" come from?
"am Arsch der Welt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “am Arsch der Welt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-M- -A-R-S-C-H- -D-E-R- -W-E-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [am ˈʔaʁʃ deːɐ̯ ˈvɛlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list