arbeitsunfähig
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔʊnfɛːɪç]
The verdict
“arbeitsunfähig” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,218
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wegen bestimmter Umstände nicht in der Lage zu arbeiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-arbeitsunfahig · arbeitsunfähig · German
arbeitsunfähig · rank #47,218 · 21 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,218
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 21 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsklima
Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsklima (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “arbeitsunfähig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- antideutsch…
antideutschen
52,787 corpus weight
- Arbeitsklima
Arbeitsklima
52,784 corpus weight
- arbeitsunfä…
arbeitsunfähig
52,783 corpus weight
- artgerecht
artgerecht
52,782 corpus weight
- aufgeschnap…
aufgeschnappt
52,780 corpus weight
- aufmuntern
aufmuntern
52,779 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “arbeitsunfähig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arbeitsunfähig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔʊnfɛːɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #47,218 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arbeitsunfähig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around arbeitsunfähig (IPA [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔʊnfɛːɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,218 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "wegen bestimmter Umstände nicht in der Lage zu arbeiten".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for arbeitsunfähig, with forms such as "abreitsunfähig", "arbbeitsunfähig", and "arbeistunfähig". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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. The correct German form is arbeitsunfähig, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-U-N-F-Ä-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1wegen bestimmter Umstände nicht in der Lage zu arbeiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how arbeitsunfähig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wegen einer schweren Krankheit ist er die nächsten vier Monate arbeitsunfähig.
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abreitsunfähig
- arbbeitsunfähig
- arbeistunfähig
- arbeitsnufähig
- arbeitssunfähig
- arbeitsufnähig
- arbeitsunffähig
- arbeitsunfhäig
- arbeitsunfähgi
- arbeitsunfähhig
- arbeitsunfähigg
- arbeitsunfäihg
- arbeitsunnfähig
- arbeitsunäfhig
- arbeittsunfähig
- arbeitusnfähig
- arbetisunfähig
- arbietsunfähig
- arebitsunfähig
- arrbeitsunfähig
- rabeitsunfähig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arbeitsunfähig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arbeitsunfähig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).
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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.