Arbeitskraft

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌkʁaft]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,631

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Arbeitskraft is aGermannoun. It means: (körperliche) Arbeit leistender Mensch Pronounced [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌkʁaft]. Often confused with Arbeitskräfte and Arbeitskräften.

Key facts for Arbeitskraft
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HeadwordArbeitskraft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌkʁaft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#16,631
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Arbeitskraft in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Arbeitskraft is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌkʁaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,631 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for Arbeitskraft, with forms such as "abreitskraft", "arbbeitskraft", and "arbeistkraft". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Arbeitskräfte", "Arbeitskräften", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Arbeitskraft, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-K-R-A-F-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (körperliche) Arbeit leistender Mensch
  2. 2
    Leistungsfähigkeit

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abreitskraft,arbbeitskraft,arbeistkraft,arbeitksraft,arbeitskarft,arbeitskkraft,arbeitskrafft,arbeitskraftt,arbeitskratf,arbeitskrfat,arbeitskrraft,arbeitsrkaft,arbeitsskraft,arbeittskraft,arbetiskraft,arbietskraft,arebitskraft,arrbeitskraft,rabeitskraft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Arbeitskraft

Misspelling Variants of "Arbeitskraft"

abreitskraft12arbbeitskraft13arbeistkraft12arbeitksraft12arbeitskarft12arbeitskkraft13arbeitskrafft13arbeitskraftt13
Misspelling Variants of "Arbeitskraft"

Frequency rank: #16,631 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Arbeitskraft"?
"Arbeitskraft" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-K-R-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌkʁaft].
What does "Arbeitskraft" mean?
As a noun, "Arbeitskraft" means: (körperliche) Arbeit leistender Mensch
What words are commonly confused with "Arbeitskraft"?
"Arbeitskraft" is commonly confused with "Arbeitskräfte", "Arbeitskräften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Arbeitskraft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arbeitskraft" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌkʁaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arbeitskraft" come from?
"Arbeitskraft" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.