Arschgeige

[ˈaʁʃˌɡaɪ̯ɡə]

/[ˈaʁʃˌɡaɪ̯ɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Arschgeige” is uncommon German (frequency #87,409 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,409
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, auf den man ärgerlich ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-arschgeige · Arschgeige · German

Arschgeige · rank #87,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,409
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH armseliger

Nearest frequency peer: armseliger (-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 „Arschgeige“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Arschgeige
PropertyValue
HeadwordArschgeige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁʃˌɡaɪ̯ɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,409
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Arschgeige“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Arschgeigefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „armseliger“ (#87,408), „Armreif“ (#87,407), „armed“ (#87,406). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Arschgeige“ bei #87,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arschgeige is uncommon German at frequency #87,409 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁʃˌɡaɪ̯ɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, auf den man ärgerlich ist".

Arschgeige has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Arschgeige, spelled A-R-S-C-H-G-E-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, auf den man ärgerlich ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Erst ist er mir ins Auto gefahren, dann hat die Arschgeige auch noch Fahrerflucht begangen.

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 "Arschgeige"?
"Arschgeige" is spelled A-R-S-C-H-G-E-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁʃˌɡaɪ̯ɡə].
What does "Arschgeige" mean?
As a noun, "Arschgeige" means: jemand, auf den man ärgerlich ist
How do you pronounce "Arschgeige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arschgeige" is [ˈaʁʃˌɡaɪ̯ɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arschgeige" come from?
"Arschgeige" 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 "Arschgeige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list