Arbeiterin
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯təʁɪn]
The verdict
“Arbeiterin” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,982 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #66,982
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die zum Lohnerwerb einer Tätigkeit nachgeht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arbeiterin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʁbaɪ̯təʁɪn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #66,982 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Arbeiterin” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Arbeiterin is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯təʁɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,982 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Arbeiterin has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Arbeiterin, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die zum Lohnerwerb einer Tätigkeit nachgeht
- 2unfruchtbare Kaste bei Insektenvölkern, zum Beispiel bei Bienen und Ameisen
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Arbeiterin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯təʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.