Arles

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The verdict

“Arles” is uncommon German (frequency #65,990 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,990
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im französischen Departement Bouches-du-Rhône

Corpus desk

Index DE-arles · Arles · German

Arles · rank #65,990 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,990
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH argumentative

Nearest frequency peer: argumentative (-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 „Arles“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Arles
PropertyValue
HeadwordArles
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,990
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Arles“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Arlesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „argumentative“ (#65,989), „Artefakten“ (#65,991), „arbeitsrechtlichen“ (#65,988). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Arles“ bei #65,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arles is uncommon German at frequency #65,990 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im französischen Departement Bouches-du-Rhône".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Arles, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Arles, spelled A-R-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im französischen Departement Bouches-du-Rhône

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der nächste, Anfang Oktober gedruckte und ebenfalls dem Anhang der französischen Ausgabe entnommene Auszug war der besonders von Antisemiten in Frankreich schon seit dem späten 19. Jahrhundert verbreitete vermeintliche Briefwechsel zwischen den Juden von Arles und den Juden von Konstantinopel aus dem Jahr 1489.“

This word in other languages

Arles(Français)

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 "Arles"?
"Arles" is spelled A-R-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Arles" mean?
As a proper noun, "Arles" means: Stadt im französischen Departement Bouches-du-Rhône
How do you pronounce "Arles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arles" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arles" come from?
"Arles" 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 "Arles", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bagel#66,015Aigen#65,955zünde#65,930bossa#66,061

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list