arbeitslos

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,321

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

arbeitslos is anGermanadj. It means: ohne Erwerbseinkommen, ohne Arbeit, keine Arbeit habend Pronounced [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs]. It ranks #9,321 in German word frequency. Often confused with Arbeitslose and Arbeitslosen.

Key facts for arbeitslos
PropertyValue
Headwordarbeitslos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,321
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for arbeitslos is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,321 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ohne Erwerbseinkommen, ohne Arbeit, keine Arbeit habend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for arbeitslos, with forms such as "abreitslos", "arbbeitslos", and "arbeistlos". 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, "Arbeitslose", "Arbeitslosen", 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 arbeitslos, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-L-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Erwerbseinkommen, ohne Arbeit, keine Arbeit habend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abreitslos,arbbeitslos,arbeistlos,arbeitlsos,arbeitsllos,arbeitsloss,arbeitslso,arbeitsols,arbeitsslos,arbeittslos,arbetislos,arbietslos,arebitslos,arrbeitslos,rabeitslos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arbeitslos

Misspelling Variants of "arbeitslos"

abreitslos10arbbeitslos11arbeistlos10arbeitlsos10arbeitsllos11arbeitsloss11arbeitslso10arbeitsols10
Misspelling Variants of "arbeitslos"

Frequency rank: #9,321 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arbeitslos"?
"arbeitslos" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs].
What does "arbeitslos" mean?
As an adj, "arbeitslos" means: ohne Erwerbseinkommen, ohne Arbeit, keine Arbeit habend
What words are commonly confused with "arbeitslos"?
"arbeitslos" is commonly confused with "Arbeitslose", "Arbeitslosen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arbeitslos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arbeitslos" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arbeitslos" come from?
"arbeitslos" 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.