Arbeitskollegin

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡skɔˌleːɡɪn]

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡skɔˌleːɡɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Arbeitskollegin” is uncommon German (frequency #58,555 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,555
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Frau, mit der man gemeinsam arbeitet

Key facts for Arbeitskollegin
PropertyValue
HeadwordArbeitskollegin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡skɔˌleːɡɪn]
Letters15
Frequency rank#58,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Arbeitskollegin” 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). Arbeitskollegin 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

Arbeitskollegin is uncommon German at frequency #58,555 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡skɔˌleːɡɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frau, mit der man gemeinsam arbeitet".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Arbeitskollegin, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Arbeitskollegin, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-K-O-L-L-E-G-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frau, mit der man gemeinsam arbeitet

This word in other languages

colleague(English)

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 "Arbeitskollegin"?
"Arbeitskollegin" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-K-O-L-L-E-G-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡skɔˌleːɡɪn].
What does "Arbeitskollegin" mean?
As a noun, "Arbeitskollegin" means: Frau, mit der man gemeinsam arbeitet
How do you pronounce "Arbeitskollegin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arbeitskollegin" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡skɔˌleːɡɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arbeitskollegin" come from?
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Using “Arbeitskollegin”

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-K-O-L-L-E-G-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡skɔˌleːɡɪn] (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