Arbogast

[ˈaʁboɡast]

/[ˈaʁboɡast]/ name

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The verdict

“Arbogast” is uncommon German (frequency #93,953 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,953
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-arbogast · Arbogast · German

Arbogast · rank #93,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,953
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsstunde

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsstunde (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Arbogast“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Arbogast“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Arbogast
PropertyValue
HeadwordArbogast
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaʁboɡast]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Arbogast“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Arbogastfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arbeitsstunde“ (#93,952), „archäologisches“ (#93,954), „Arbeitsgeräte“ (#93,951). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Arbogast“ bei #93,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arbogast is uncommon German at frequency #93,953 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaʁboɡast]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Arbogast has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Arbogast, spelled A-R-B-O-G-A-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Arbogast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Arbogast hat eine große Büchersammlung.

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 "Arbogast"?
"Arbogast" is spelled A-R-B-O-G-A-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁboɡast].
What does "Arbogast" mean?
As a proper noun, "Arbogast" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Arbogast"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arbogast" is [ˈaʁboɡast]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arbogast" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Arbogast", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Asturien#93,957anlegten#93,941angrenzt#93,937angenäht#93,936

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list