Arles

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The verdict

“Arles” is an uncommon German word, ranked #65,990 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#65,990
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt im französischen Departement Bouches-du-Rhône

Key facts for Arles
PropertyValue
HeadwordArles
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,990
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Arles” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Arles lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Arles is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #65,990 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “Arles”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-R-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list