arbeitsfrei

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌfʁaɪ̯]

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌfʁaɪ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“arbeitsfrei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Zeit keine berufliche Tätigkeiten ausüben müssend; frei von Arbeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-arbeitsfrei · arbeitsfrei · German

arbeitsfrei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for arbeitsfrei
PropertyValue
Headwordarbeitsfrei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌfʁaɪ̯]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „arbeitsfrei“ im Deutschen

arbeitsfreisitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arbeitsfrei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌfʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Zeit keine berufliche Tätigkeiten ausüben müssend; frei von Arbeit".

arbeitsfrei has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is arbeitsfrei, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-F-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Zeit keine berufliche Tätigkeiten ausüben müssend; frei von Arbeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heute genießt er seinen arbeitsfreien Nachmittag.
  2. „Bei einer Ausbildung ge- der Tagearbeitszeit, so erfolgt dafür ebenfalls eine Verlängerung der Dauer des Lehrverhältnisses um eimaßnahme zur Gänze arbeitsfrei gestellt wird.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arbeitsfrei"?
"arbeitsfrei" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-F-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌfʁaɪ̯].
What does "arbeitsfrei" mean?
As an adjective, "arbeitsfrei" means: zur Zeit keine berufliche Tätigkeiten ausüben müssend; frei von Arbeit
How do you pronounce "arbeitsfrei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arbeitsfrei" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌfʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arbeitsfrei" come from?
"arbeitsfrei" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list