Arglist

[ˈaʁkˌlɪst]

/[ˈaʁkˌlɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Arglist” is uncommon German (frequency #89,949 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,949
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hinterlist und Boshaftigkeit, die darauf abzielen, anderen Nachteile zuzufügen

Corpus desk

Index DE-arglist · Arglist · German

Arglist · rank #89,949 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,949
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Archivmaterial

Nearest frequency peer: Archivmaterial (-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 „Arglist“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Arglist
PropertyValue
HeadwordArglist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁkˌlɪst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Arglist“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Archivmaterial“ (#89,948), „aro“ (#89,951), „Arrangeur“ (#89,953). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Arglist“ bei #89,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arglist is uncommon German at frequency #89,949 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁkˌlɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Arglist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Arglist, spelled A-R-G-L-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hinterlist und Boshaftigkeit, die darauf abzielen, anderen Nachteile zuzufügen
  2. 2
    (mindestens bedingter) Vorsatz bezüglich einer Täuschungshandlung, der Erregung eines Irrtums und der daraus resultierenden Abgabe einer Willenserklärung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Um seine Opfer zur Zahlung zu bewegen, ging Hubert N. mit besonderer Arglist zu Werke.
  2. Arglist wird auch bei Erklärungen „ins Blaue hinein“ bejaht.

Synonyms

Heimtücke

Antonyms

FreundlichkeitGutherzigkeitWohlwollenAufrichtigkeitEhrlichkeitLauterkeit

This word in other languages

guile(English)astucia(Español)perfidie(Français)malícia(Português)

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 "Arglist"?
"Arglist" is spelled A-R-G-L-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁkˌlɪst].
What does "Arglist" mean?
As a noun, "Arglist" means: Hinterlist und Boshaftigkeit, die darauf abzielen, anderen Nachteile zuzufügen
How do you pronounce "Arglist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arglist" is [ˈaʁkˌlɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arglist" come from?
"Arglist" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aramäer#89,941adulten#89,912banaler#89,995bedrohe#90,004

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list