Arbeiter

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,701

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Arbeiter is aGermannoun. It means: jemand, der zum Lohnerwerb standesgemäß einer (meist körperlichen) Tätigkeit nachgeht, zur Arbeiterklasse zählt Pronounced [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]. It ranks #2,701 in German word frequency. Often confused with arbeitet and arbeitete.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Arbeiter is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,701 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 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 Arbeiter, with forms such as "abreiter", "arbbeiter", and "arbeietr". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "arbeitet", "arbeitete", "arbeitest", 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 Arbeiter, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abreiter,arbbeiter,arbeietr,arbeiterr,arbeitre,arbeitter,arbetier,arbieter,arebiter,arrbeiter,rabeiter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Arbeiter

Misspelling Variants of "Arbeiter"

abreiter8arbbeiter9arbeietr8arbeiterr9arbeitre8arbeitter9arbetier8arbieter8
Misspelling Variants of "Arbeiter"

Frequency rank: #2,701 in German

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 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.