arrogant

[aʁoˈɡant]

/[aʁoˈɡant]/ adj

The verdict

“arrogant” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,312
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - überheblich und genüsslich seine vermeintlich besseren Einflüsse oder Fähigkeiten zeigend; selbstgefällig

Corpus desk

Index DE-arrogant · arrogant · German

arrogant · rank #13,312 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,312
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitswelt

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitswelt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „arrogant“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „arrogant“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

arrogant vs Arroganz
75% similar
arrogant vs arrogante
89% similar
arrogant vs arroganten
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for arrogant
PropertyValue
Headwordarrogant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aʁoˈɡant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,312
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „arrogant“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).arrogantliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Arbeitswelt“ (#13,311), „association“ (#13,313), „Apostel“ (#13,310). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „arrogant“ bei #13,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around arrogant (IPA [aʁoˈɡant]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,312 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "überheblich und genüsslich seine vermeintlich besseren Einflüsse oder Fähigkeiten zeigend; selbstgefällig".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrogant, with forms such as "arogant", "arorgant", and "arrgoant". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Arroganz", "arrogante", "arroganten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is arrogant, spelled A-R-R-O-G-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    überheblich und genüsslich seine vermeintlich besseren Einflüsse oder Fähigkeiten zeigend; selbstgefällig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ich kann sein arrogantes Lächeln einfach nicht mehr sehen!“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arogant
  • arorgant
  • arrgoant
  • arroagnt
  • arrogannt
  • arrogantt
  • arrogatn
  • arroggant
  • arrognat
  • rarogant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arrogant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arogant1arorgant2arrgoant2arroagnt2arrogannt1arrogantt1arrogatn2arroggant1
Edit distance from "arrogant"

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 "arrogant"?
"arrogant" is spelled A-R-R-O-G-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aʁoˈɡant].
What does "arrogant" mean?
As an adjective, "arrogant" means: überheblich und genüsslich seine vermeintlich besseren Einflüsse oder Fähigkeiten zeigend; selbstgefällig
What words are commonly confused with "arrogant"?
"arrogant" is commonly confused with "Arroganz", "arrogante", "arroganten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arrogant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrogant" is [aʁoˈɡant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrogant" come from?
"arrogant" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list