Arbeitsleben
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌleːbn̩]
The verdict
“Arbeitsleben” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,443 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,443
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teil des Lebens, den eine Person mit Berufsarbeit verbringt, und die Umstände, unter denen das erfolgt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arbeitsleben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌleːbn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #25,443 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Arbeitsleben” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Arbeitsleben is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌleːbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,443 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Teil des Lebens, den eine Person mit Berufsarbeit verbringt, und die Umstände, unter denen das erfolgt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Arbeitsleben, with forms such as "abreitsleben", "arbbeitsleben", and "arbeistleben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Arbeitslosen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Arbeitsleben, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-L-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Teil des Lebens, den eine Person mit Berufsarbeit verbringt, und die Umstände, unter denen das erfolgt
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abreitsleben,arbbeitsleben,arbeistleben,arbeitlseben,arbeitselben,arbeitslbeen,arbeitslebben,arbeitslebenn,arbeitslebne,arbeitsleebn,arbeitslleben,arbeitssleben,arbeittsleben,arbetisleben,arbietsleben,arebitsleben,arrbeitsleben,rabeitsleben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Arbeitsleben - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Arbeitsleben”
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-L-E-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌleːbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Arbeitslosen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Arbeitsleben vs Arbeitslosen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.