Arbeitsfläche

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛçə]

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Arbeitsfläche” is uncommon German (frequency #81,274 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,274
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausreichend große Fläche für bestimmte Arbeiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-arbeitsflache · Arbeitsfläche · German

Arbeitsfläche · rank #81,274 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,274
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anzeigers

Nearest frequency peer: Anzeigers (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Arbeitsfläche“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Arbeitsfläche“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Arbeitsfläche
PropertyValue
HeadwordArbeitsfläche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛçə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#81,274
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Arbeitsfläche“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Arbeitsflächefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Anzeigers“ (#81,272), „Arealen“ (#81,276), „Anwaltskanzleien“ (#81,271). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Arbeitsfläche“ bei #81,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arbeitsfläche is uncommon German at frequency #81,274 among 6,976 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Arbeitsfläche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Mehl auf die Arbeitsfläche oder in eine Schüssel geben und in die Mitte eine große Mulde drücken.
  2. Wenn alles vermischt ist, wird der Teig auf der Arbeitsfläche fünf Minuten lang geknetet, bis er glatt und elastisch ist.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Arbeitsfläche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ascorbinsäure#81,278antarktischen#81,268angerichteten#81,260aufregendsten#81,289

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list