Arbeitspferd
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌp͡feːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“Arbeitspferd” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pferd, das für Arbeiten, zum Beispiel in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft, eingesetzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-arbeitspferd · Arbeitspferd · German
Arbeitspferd · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arbeitspferd |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌp͡feːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Arbeitspferd“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Arbeitspferd is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌp͡feːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Arbeitspferd, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Arbeitspferd, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-P-F-E-R-D.
Definition
- 1Pferd, das für Arbeiten, zum Beispiel in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft, eingesetzt wird
- 2Person, die besonders viel/intensiv arbeitet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Arbeitspferd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Panther hatte erst vor wenigen Tagen eines seiner Füllen und die nächste Nacht ein großes, ausgewachsenes Arbeitspferd zerrissen, dem er von einem Baume aus auf den Hals gesprungen war; diesen unschädlich zu machen, war jedenfalls das Wichtigste, was sie vornehmen konnten.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.