Arschkriecherei
[ˈaʁʃkʁiːçəˌʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Arschkriecherei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, bei dem man sich jemandem gegenüber unterwürfig verhält, um Vorteile erreichen oder nutzen zu können
Corpus desk
Index DE-arschkriecherei · Arschkriecherei · German
Arschkriecherei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arschkriecherei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʁʃkʁiːçəˌʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Arschkriecherei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Arschkriecherei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁʃkʁiːçəˌʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang, bei dem man sich jemandem gegenüber unterwürfig verhält, um Vorteile erreichen oder nutzen zu können".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Arschkriecherei, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Arschkriecherei, spelled A-R-S-C-H-K-R-I-E-C-H-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1Vorgang, bei dem man sich jemandem gegenüber unterwürfig verhält, um Vorteile erreichen oder nutzen zu können
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Arschkriecherei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kunst der Arschkriecherei wird hier ausgiebig zur Schau gestellt.
David hält die Arschkriecherei für ein probates Mittel.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.