Arabeske
[aʁaˈbɛskə]
The verdict
“Arabeske” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rankenornament, rankenförmige Verzierung aus der islamischen Kunst
Corpus desk
Index DE-arabeske · Arabeske · German
Arabeske · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arabeske |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aʁaˈbɛskə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Arabeske“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Arabeske is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʁaˈbɛskə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Arabeske in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Arabeske, spelled A-R-A-B-E-S-K-E.
Definition
- 1Rankenornament, rankenförmige Verzierung aus der islamischen Kunst
- 2orientalische Musikrichtung und Bezeichnung für eine umfangreiche Verzierung einer Melodie
- 3Körperhaltung und Tanzfigur beim klassischen Ballett, bei der das Bein durchgestreckt nach hinten hochgehoben wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Arabeske appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Arabesken bestehen meist aus phantasievoll gestalteten, sich gabelnden Pflanzenranken, Blüten und Blättern, die oft symmetrisch angeordnet sind.
„Auch verzierte er den Rand des Walles mit allerlei Arabesken, drückte symmetrische Rillen in den Sand, Zinnen, Bögen, um dann, wenn Lea in lobende Verzückung ausbrach, ärgerlich und stumm zu zerstören, was sein Anteil daran war.“
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.