Arbeitsdienst

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌdiːnst]

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌdiːnst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Arbeitsdienst” is uncommon German (frequency #74,303 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,303
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Selbstverpflichtung/Verpflichtung zu gemeinnütziger Arbeit

Key facts for Arbeitsdienst
PropertyValue
HeadwordArbeitsdienst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌdiːnst]
Letters13
Frequency rank#74,303
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Arbeitsdienst” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Arbeitsdienst lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arbeitsdienst is uncommon German at frequency #74,303 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌdiːnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Arbeitsdienst in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Arbeitsdienst, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-D-I-E-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Selbstverpflichtung/Verpflichtung zu gemeinnütziger Arbeit
  2. 2
    Nationalsozialismus: Kurzwort für Reichsarbeitsdienst

Synonyms

Reichsarbeitsdienst

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 "Arbeitsdienst"?
"Arbeitsdienst" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-D-I-E-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌdiːnst].
What does "Arbeitsdienst" mean?
As a noun, "Arbeitsdienst" means: Selbstverpflichtung/Verpflichtung zu gemeinnütziger Arbeit
How do you pronounce "Arbeitsdienst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arbeitsdienst" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌdiːnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arbeitsdienst" come from?
"Arbeitsdienst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Arbeitsdienst”

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-D-I-E-N-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌdiːnst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list