Arbeiter

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Arbeiter” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,701. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,701
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der zum Lohnerwerb standesgemäß einer (meist körperlichen) Tätigkeit nachgeht, zur Arbeiterklasse zählt

Corpus desk

Index DE-arbeiter · Arbeiter · German

Arbeiter · rank #2,701 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,701
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anhand

Nearest frequency peer: anhand (-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 „Arbeiter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Arbeiter“ 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).

Arbeiter vs arbeitet
75% similar
Arbeiter vs arbeitete
67% similar
Arbeiter vs arbeitest
67% similar

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

Key facts for Arbeiter
PropertyValue
HeadwordArbeiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,701
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Arbeiter“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Arbeiterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anhand“ (#2,700), „Augsburg“ (#2,702), „air“ (#2,699). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Arbeiter“ bei #2,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Arbeiter (IPA [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,701 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Arbeiter, with forms such as "abreiter", "arbbeiter", and "arbeietr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "arbeitet", "arbeitete", "arbeitest", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Arbeiter, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der zum Lohnerwerb standesgemäß einer (meist körperlichen) Tätigkeit nachgeht, zur Arbeiterklasse zählt
  2. 2
    jemand, der auf bestimmte Art arbeitet, jedoch nicht zur Arbeiterklasse wie unter ^([1]) zählt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Arbeiter näht Hemden.
  2. Die Arbeiter organisierten sich in einer Gewerkschaft.

Synonyms

ArbeitnehmerBeschäftigterWerktätiger

Antonyms

AngestellterIntellektueller

This word in other languages

worker(English)trabajador(Español)travailleur(Français)trabalhador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abreiter
  • arbbeiter
  • arbeietr
  • arbeiterr
  • arbeitre
  • arbeitter
  • arbetier
  • arbieter
  • arebiter
  • arrbeiter
  • rabeiter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Arbeiter - 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.

abreiter2arbbeiter1arbeietr2arbeiterr1arbeitre2arbeitter1arbetier2arbieter2
Edit distance from "Arbeiter"

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 "Arbeiter"?
"Arbeiter" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tɐ].
What does "Arbeiter" mean?
As a noun, "Arbeiter" means: jemand, der zum Lohnerwerb standesgemäß einer (meist körperlichen) Tätigkeit nachgeht, zur Arbeiterklasse zählt
What words are commonly confused with "Arbeiter"?
"Arbeiter" is commonly confused with "arbeitet", "arbeitete", "arbeitest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Arbeiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arbeiter" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arbeiter" come from?
"Arbeiter" 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 "Arbeiter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Augsburg#2,702Verstand#2,696vergeben#2,694erfüllen#2,709

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

eventuell11 variantsGerhard11 variantsRückkehr11 variantslächeln11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list