arschlings

[ˈaːɐ̯ʃlɪŋs]

/[ˈaːɐ̯ʃlɪŋs]/ adv

The verdict

“arschlings” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit der Rückseite (dem Arsch) zuerst; nach hinten, von hinten; verkehrt herum

Corpus desk

Index DE-arschlings · arschlings · German

arschlings · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for arschlings
PropertyValue
Headwordarschlings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈaːɐ̯ʃlɪŋs]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „arschlings“ im Deutschen

arschlingsliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arschlings is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈaːɐ̯ʃlɪŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit der Rückseite (dem Arsch) zuerst; nach hinten, von hinten; verkehrt herum".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for arschlings, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is arschlings, spelled A-R-S-C-H-L-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Rückseite (dem Arsch) zuerst; nach hinten, von hinten; verkehrt herum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit einem zwiefachen Doppelaxel und ein, zwei gewagten Schrauben krachte er arschlings in den Holzsessel neben mir.“
  2. „Gegen Hühneraugen ist gut, wenn man «arschlings» zu einer Fichte hinzugeht, einen Zweig abknickt, aber so, dass er gerade noch hängen bleibt und dann ohne sich umzuschauen, wieder weggeht.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arschlings"?
"arschlings" is spelled A-R-S-C-H-L-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːɐ̯ʃlɪŋs].
What does "arschlings" mean?
As an adverb, "arschlings" means: mit der Rückseite (dem Arsch) zuerst; nach hinten, von hinten; verkehrt herum
How do you pronounce "arschlings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arschlings" is [ˈaːɐ̯ʃlɪŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arschlings" come from?
"arschlings" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list