arbeitsunwillig
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔʊnvɪlɪç]
The verdict
“arbeitsunwillig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht bereit zu arbeiten, keine Lust habend, sich seinen Lebensunterhalt durch Arbeit zu verdienen
Corpus desk
Index DE-arbeitsunwillig · arbeitsunwillig · German
arbeitsunwillig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | arbeitsunwillig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔʊnvɪlɪç] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „arbeitsunwillig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
arbeitsunwillig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔʊnvɪlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht bereit zu arbeiten, keine Lust habend, sich seinen Lebensunterhalt durch Arbeit zu verdienen".
arbeitsunwillig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is arbeitsunwillig, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-U-N-W-I-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1nicht bereit zu arbeiten, keine Lust habend, sich seinen Lebensunterhalt durch Arbeit zu verdienen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how arbeitsunwillig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Ruf nach schärferen Strafen für angeblich arbeitsunwillige Hartz-IV-Empfänger wird lauter.“
Antonyms
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.