ARP

[aʔɛɐ̯ˈpeː]

/[aʔɛɐ̯ˈpeː]/ abbrev

The verdict

“ARP” is uncommon German (frequency #53,479 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,479
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Netzwerkprotokoll, das hauptsächlich zur Ermittlung der MAC-Adressen von gegebenen IP-Adressen benutzt wird

Key facts for ARP
PropertyValue
HeadwordARP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[aʔɛɐ̯ˈpeː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#53,479
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ARP” 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). ARP lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

ARP is uncommon German at frequency #53,479 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [aʔɛɐ̯ˈpeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Netzwerkprotokoll, das hauptsächlich zur Ermittlung der MAC-Adressen von gegebenen IP-Adressen benutzt wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ARP, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ARP, spelled A-R-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Netzwerkprotokoll, das hauptsächlich zur Ermittlung der MAC-Adressen von gegebenen IP-Adressen benutzt wird

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); 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 "ARP"?
"ARP" is spelled A-R-P. The IPA pronunciation is [aʔɛɐ̯ˈpeː].
What does "ARP" mean?
As an abbreviation, "ARP" means: Netzwerkprotokoll, das hauptsächlich zur Ermittlung der MAC-Adressen von gegebenen IP-Adressen benutzt wird
How do you pronounce "ARP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ARP" is [aʔɛɐ̯ˈpeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ARP" come from?
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Using “ARP”

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

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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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