Arschgeige
[ˈaʁʃˌɡaɪ̯ɡə]
The verdict
“Arschgeige” is uncommon German (frequency #87,409 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,409
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, auf den man ärgerlich ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arschgeige |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʁʃˌɡaɪ̯ɡə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #87,409 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Arschgeige” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Arschgeige is uncommon German at frequency #87,409 among 113,935 “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
- 1jemand, auf den man ärgerlich ist
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.
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Using “Arschgeige”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-R-S-C-H-G-E-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʁʃˌɡaɪ̯ɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.