arbeitsscheu
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʃɔɪ̯]
The verdict
“arbeitsscheu” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - ohne Lust und Willen, geregelter Arbeit nachzugehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-arbeitsscheu · arbeitsscheu · German
arbeitsscheu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | arbeitsscheu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʃɔɪ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “arbeitsscheu” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
arbeitsscheu is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʃɔɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Lust und Willen, geregelter Arbeit nachzugehen".
arbeitsscheu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is arbeitsscheu, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-S-C-H-E-U.
Definition
- 1ohne Lust und Willen, geregelter Arbeit nachzugehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how arbeitsscheu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es bleibt unklar, ob er schon vor dem Verlust von Heim und Heimat arbeitsscheu und lebensuntüchtig war oder ob er diese Eigenschaften erst danach entwickelt hat.“
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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.
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