Arabisch

[aˈʁaːbɪʃ]

/[aˈʁaːbɪʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Arabisch” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,676
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sprache des Korans, die von der arabischen Halbinsel stammt und heute von etwa 300 Millionen Menschen gesprochen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-arabisch · Arabisch · German

Arabisch · rank #9,676 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,676
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anzufangen

Nearest frequency peer: anzufangen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Arabisch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Arabisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Arabisch vs arabische
78% similar
Arabisch vs Arabischen
80% similar
Arabisch vs arabischer
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Arabisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordArabisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈʁaːbɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,676
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Arabisch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Arabischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anzufangen“ (#9,675), „antworte“ (#9,674), „Arbeitsbedingungen“ (#9,678). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Arabisch“ bei #9,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Arabisch (IPA [aˈʁaːbɪʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,676 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Arabisch, with forms such as "aarbisch", "arabbisch", and "arabicsh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "arabische", "Arabischen", "arabischer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Arabisch, spelled A-R-A-B-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sprache des Korans, die von der arabischen Halbinsel stammt und heute von etwa 300 Millionen Menschen gesprochen wird
  2. 2
    die arabische Schrift

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Arabisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Muslime aus anderen Ländern lernen Arabisch als Zweitsprache.
  2. „Alle Vorhaltungen, Überzeugungsversuche und Bitten halfen nichts, der Doktor blieb unbeirrbar und lernte in seiner Freizeit seelenruhig Arabisch, Kisuaheli und Mandingo-Dialekte.“

This word in other languages

Arabic(English)árabe(Español)arabe(Français)árabe(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aarbisch
  • arabbisch
  • arabicsh
  • arabiscch
  • arabischh
  • arabishc
  • arabissch
  • arabsich
  • araibsch
  • arbaisch
  • arrabisch
  • raabisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Arabisch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aarbisch2arabbisch1arabicsh2arabiscch1arabischh1arabishc2arabissch1arabsich2
Edit distance from "Arabisch"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Arabisch"?
"Arabisch" is spelled A-R-A-B-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈʁaːbɪʃ].
What does "Arabisch" mean?
As a noun, "Arabisch" means: die Sprache des Korans, die von der arabischen Halbinsel stammt und heute von etwa 300 Millionen Menschen gesprochen wird
What words are commonly confused with "Arabisch"?
"Arabisch" is commonly confused with "arabische", "Arabischen", "arabischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Arabisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arabisch" is [aˈʁaːbɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arabisch" come from?
"Arabisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Arabisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

antworte#9,674ausbauen#9,681Auslöser#9,682Weibchen#9,663

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Alliierten12 variantsallenfalls12 variantsWarschau12 variantsEberhard12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list