arbeiten

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#348

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

arbeiten is aGermanverb. It means: geistig oder körperlich tätig sein, zielstrebig handeln, um so ein Ergebnis zu erzielen Pronounced [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩]. It ranks #348 in German word frequency. Often confused with arbeitet and Arbeiter.

Key facts for arbeiten
PropertyValue
Headwordarbeiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#348
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of arbeiten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for arbeiten is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #348 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for arbeiten, with forms such as "abreiten", "arbbeiten", and "arbeietn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "arbeitet", "Arbeiter", "arbeitete", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is arbeiten, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    geistig oder körperlich tätig sein, zielstrebig handeln, um so ein Ergebnis zu erzielen
  2. 2
    in Betrieb sein, zum Beispiel einer Maschine oder Anlage
  3. 3
    gedanklich beschäftigen, ein innerer mit Gefühlen verbundender Prozess
  4. 4
    Holz oder anderes Material: sich im Wechsel von Temperatur und Feuchtigkeit verformen
  5. 5
    in einem Beschäftigungsverhältnis stehen, erwerbstätig sein

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abreiten,arbbeiten,arbeietn,arbeitenn,arbeitne,arbeitten,arbetien,arbieten,arebiten,arrbeiten,rabeiten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arbeiten

Misspelling Variants of "arbeiten"

abreiten8arbbeiten9arbeietn8arbeitenn9arbeitne8arbeitten9arbetien8arbieten8
Misspelling Variants of "arbeiten"

Frequency rank: #348 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arbeiten"?
"arbeiten" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "arbeiten" mean?
As a verb, "arbeiten" means: geistig oder körperlich tätig sein, zielstrebig handeln, um so ein Ergebnis zu erzielen
What words are commonly confused with "arbeiten"?
"arbeiten" is commonly confused with "arbeitet", "Arbeiter", "arbeitete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arbeiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arbeiten" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arbeiten" come from?
"arbeiten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.