Arbeitsgang

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌɡaŋ]

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌɡaŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Arbeitsgang” is uncommon German (frequency #67,993 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,993
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abgeschlossener Teil einer Kette/Abfolge von Arbeitsschritten (welche in ihrer Gesamtheit eine Arbeit vollständig machen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-arbeitsgang · Arbeitsgang · German

Arbeitsgang · rank #67,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,993
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH arbeitsrechtl…

Nearest frequency peer: arbeitsrechtliche (+1 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 „Arbeitsgang“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Arbeitsgang
PropertyValue
HeadwordArbeitsgang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌɡaŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Arbeitsgang“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Arbeitsgangfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „arbeitsrechtliche“ (#67,994), „arbeitssuchende“ (#67,995), „anzugleichen“ (#67,990). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Arbeitsgang“ bei #67,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arbeitsgang is uncommon German at frequency #67,993 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌɡaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Arbeitsgang in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Arbeitsgang, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-G-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    abgeschlossener Teil einer Kette/Abfolge von Arbeitsschritten (welche in ihrer Gesamtheit eine Arbeit vollständig machen)
  2. 2
    Fortschritt einer Arbeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der ganze Antrieb wurde mit einem 3D-Drucker in einem Arbeitsgang hergestellt.“
  2. „Wenn Sie Trockenhefe verwenden, entfällt der Schritt mit dem Vorteig. Dann mischen Sie alle Zutaten in einem Arbeitsgang und lassen den Teig anschließend gehen, bis er sich ungefähr verdoppelt hat.“

Synonyms

ArbeitsschrittArbeitsvorgang

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 "Arbeitsgang"?
"Arbeitsgang" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌɡaŋ].
What does "Arbeitsgang" mean?
As a noun, "Arbeitsgang" means: abgeschlossener Teil einer Kette/Abfolge von Arbeitsschritten (welche in ihrer Gesamtheit eine Arbeit vollständig machen)
How do you pronounce "Arbeitsgang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arbeitsgang" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌɡaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arbeitsgang" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list