Arbeitsfläche

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛçə]

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Arbeitsfläche” is uncommon German (frequency #81,274 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,274
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ausreichend große Fläche für bestimmte Arbeiten

Key facts for Arbeitsfläche
PropertyValue
HeadwordArbeitsfläche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛçə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#81,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Arbeitsfläche” 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). Arbeitsfläche 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

Arbeitsfläche is uncommon German at frequency #81,274 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Arbeitsfläche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Arbeitsfläche, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-F-L-Ä-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ausreichend große Fläche für bestimmte Arbeiten
  2. 2
    grafische Oberfläche eines Betriebssystems oder einer Anwendersoftware

Synonyms

ArbeitsoberflächeArbeitsplatteDesktopSchreibtisch

This word in other languages

worksurface(English)encimera(Español)plan de travail(Français)

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 "Arbeitsfläche"?
"Arbeitsfläche" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-F-L-Ä-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛçə].
What does "Arbeitsfläche" mean?
As a noun, "Arbeitsfläche" means: ausreichend große Fläche für bestimmte Arbeiten
How do you pronounce "Arbeitsfläche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arbeitsfläche" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arbeitsfläche" come from?
"Arbeitsfläche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Arbeitsfläche”

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-F-L-Ä-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛçə] (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

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