arbeitend

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩t]

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“arbeitend” is uncommon German (frequency #92,590 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,590
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs arbeiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-arbeitend · arbeitend · German

arbeitend · rank #92,590 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,590
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH arbeitsfähigen

Nearest frequency peer: arbeitsfähigen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „arbeitend“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „arbeitend“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arbeitend
PropertyValue
Headwordarbeitend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,590
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „arbeitend“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).arbeitendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „arbeitsfähigen“ (#92,591), „apply“ (#92,588), „Arbeitskreisen“ (#92,592). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „arbeitend“ bei #92,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arbeitend is uncommon German at frequency #92,590 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs arbeiten".

arbeitend doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is arbeitend, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs arbeiten

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 "arbeitend"?
"arbeitend" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩t].
What does "arbeitend" mean?
As a verb, "arbeitend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs arbeiten
How do you pronounce "arbeitend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arbeitend" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arbeitend" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anliegens#92,578ankleiden#92,574angeklebt#92,569anfliegen#92,568

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list