arschkalt

[aʁʃˈkalt]

/[aʁʃˈkalt]/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“arschkalt” is uncommon German (frequency #98,115 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,115
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - extrem kalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-arschkalt · arschkalt · German

arschkalt · rank #98,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,115
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Artistik

Nearest frequency peer: Artistik (+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 „arschkalt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arschkalt
PropertyValue
Headwordarschkalt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aʁʃˈkalt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „arschkalt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.arschkaltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Artistik“ (#98,116), „Armutsrisiko“ (#98,113), „Arzneimittels“ (#98,117). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „arschkalt“ bei #98,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arschkalt is uncommon German at frequency #98,115 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aʁʃˈkalt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "extrem kalt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for arschkalt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is arschkalt, spelled A-R-S-C-H-K-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    extrem kalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Heute ist es ganz schön arschkalt.

Synonyms

saukaltscheißkaltschweinekalt

Antonyms

piwarm

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 "arschkalt"?
"arschkalt" is spelled A-R-S-C-H-K-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aʁʃˈkalt].
What does "arschkalt" mean?
As an adjective, "arschkalt" means: extrem kalt
How do you pronounce "arschkalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arschkalt" is [aʁʃˈkalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arschkalt" come from?
"arschkalt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Apotheose#98,106aufopfern#98,129anschnitt#98,099ausdehnte#98,133

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list