Arbeitsverweigerung
[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Arbeitsverweigerung” is uncommon German (frequency #91,283 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,283
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handlung, bei der jemand sich weigert, seine Pflichten aus einem Arbeitsverhältnis zu erfüllen oder andere ihm zugewiesene oder von ihm erwartete Arbeiten zu verrichten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arbeitsverweigerung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Frequency rank | #91,283 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Arbeitsverweigerung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Arbeitsverweigerung is uncommon German at frequency #91,283 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung, bei der jemand sich weigert, seine Pflichten aus einem Arbeitsverhältnis zu erfüllen oder andere ihm zugewiesene oder von ihm erwartete Arbeiten zu verrichten".
Arbeitsverweigerung has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Arbeitsverweigerung, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Handlung, bei der jemand sich weigert, seine Pflichten aus einem Arbeitsverhältnis zu erfüllen oder andere ihm zugewiesene oder von ihm erwartete Arbeiten zu verrichten
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.
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Using “Arbeitsverweigerung”
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-V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.