Arbeitstisch

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌtɪʃ]

/[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌtɪʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Arbeitstisch” is uncommon German (frequency #87,402 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,402
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tisch, an dem bestimmte Arbeiten durchgeführt werden können

Key facts for Arbeitstisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordArbeitstisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌtɪʃ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#87,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Arbeitstisch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Arbeitstisch lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arbeitstisch is uncommon German at frequency #87,402 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tisch, an dem bestimmte Arbeiten durchgeführt werden können".

Arbeitstisch has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Arbeitstisch, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tisch, an dem bestimmte Arbeiten durchgeführt werden können

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Arbeitstisch"?
"Arbeitstisch" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌtɪʃ].
What does "Arbeitstisch" mean?
As a noun, "Arbeitstisch" means: Tisch, an dem bestimmte Arbeiten durchgeführt werden können
How do you pronounce "Arbeitstisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arbeitstisch" is [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arbeitstisch" come from?
"Arbeitstisch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Arbeitstisch”

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-T-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌtɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list