Arbeitsauftrag
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʊ̯ftʁaːk]
The verdict
“Arbeitsauftrag” is uncommon German (frequency #78,873 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,873
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mündliche oder schriftliche Aufforderung/Anweisung, eine bestimmte Aufgabe zu erledigen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arbeitsauftrag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʊ̯ftʁaːk] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #78,873 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Arbeitsauftrag” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Arbeitsauftrag is uncommon German at frequency #78,873 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʊ̯ftʁaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mündliche oder schriftliche Aufforderung/Anweisung, eine bestimmte Aufgabe zu erledigen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Arbeitsauftrag, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Arbeitsauftrag, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-A-U-F-T-R-A-G.
Definition
- 1mündliche oder schriftliche Aufforderung/Anweisung, eine bestimmte Aufgabe zu erledigen
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 “Arbeitsauftrag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-R-B-E-I-T-S-A-U-F-T-R-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʊ̯ftʁaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.