Arkade
[aʁˈkaːdə]
The verdict
“Arkade” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Bogen, der von Säulen oder Pfeilern gestützt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arkade |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aʁˈkaːdə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Arkade” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Arkade is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʁˈkaːdə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Arkade, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Arkade, spelled A-R-K-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1ein Bogen, der von Säulen oder Pfeilern gestützt wird
- 2eine Reihe von Bogen, die von Säulen und Pfeilern gestützt werden und unter denen man geschützt herlaufen kann
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Arkade”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-R-K-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aʁˈkaːdə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.