arbeitsarm
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁm]
The verdict
“arbeitsarm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur wenig Arbeit erfordernd, ausführend; arm am Arbeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-arbeitsarm · arbeitsarm · German
arbeitsarm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arbeitsarm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „arbeitsarm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
arbeitsarm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur wenig Arbeit erfordernd, ausführend; arm am Arbeit".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for arbeitsarm, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is arbeitsarm, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-A-R-M.
Definition
- 1nur wenig Arbeit erfordernd, ausführend; arm am Arbeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how arbeitsarm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das andere Land weist ein hohes Lohnniveau auf, weil es in Relation zum Kapital mit einem geringeren Arbeitskräfteangebot ausgestattet ist, also arbeitsarm und kapitalreich ist.“
„Dort verläuft sein Leben so ereignis- und arbeitsarm, dass er selbst den Eindruck hat, er wäre in den Ferien.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.