bettelarm
[ˌbɛtl̩ˈʔaʁm]
The verdict
“bettelarm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr arm, mittellos
Corpus desk
Index DE-bettelarm · bettelarm · German
bettelarm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bettelarm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌbɛtl̩ˈʔaʁm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bettelarm“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bettelarm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌbɛtl̩ˈʔaʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr arm, mittellos".
Zero misspellings are on record for bettelarm in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is bettelarm, spelled B-E-T-T-E-L-A-R-M.
Definition
- 1sehr arm, mittellos
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bettelarm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Mann auf der Straße ist durch ein Unfall bettelarm geworden.
„Im Gegensatz zu ihrem Mann, der bettelarm geblieben sei, habe er es zu Reichtum gebracht.“
Antonyms
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.