Büroarbeit

[byˈʁoːʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]

/[byˈʁoːʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Büroarbeit” is uncommon German (frequency #72,263 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,263
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arbeit, die in einem Büro erledigt werden muss

Corpus desk

Index DE-buroarbeit · Büroarbeit · German

Büroarbeit · rank #72,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,263
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Büfett

Nearest frequency peer: Büfett (-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 „Büroarbeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Büroarbeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordBüroarbeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[byˈʁoːʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Büroarbeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Büroarbeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Büfett“ (#72,262), „Camembert“ (#72,264), „böllern“ (#72,261). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Büroarbeit“ bei #72,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Büroarbeit is uncommon German at frequency #72,263 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [byˈʁoːʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arbeit, die in einem Büro erledigt werden muss".

Büroarbeit has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Büroarbeit, spelled B-Ü-R-O-A-R-B-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbeit, die in einem Büro erledigt werden muss

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Buchhandlung wächst so rapide, dass wir die Arbeit nur mit Mühe bewältigen können, an Büroarbeit ist nicht einmal zu denken.“
  2. „Er erläuterte. Entschuldigte sich dafür, daß von den vier täglichen Arbeitsstunden glatt zwei fürs Putzen draufgingen, eine Stunde etwa wäre Büroarbeit, na und die vierte Stunde?“

Synonyms

Bürotätigkeit

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 "Büroarbeit"?
"Büroarbeit" is spelled B-Ü-R-O-A-R-B-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [byˈʁoːʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t].
What does "Büroarbeit" mean?
As a noun, "Büroarbeit" means: Arbeit, die in einem Büro erledigt werden muss
How do you pronounce "Büroarbeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Büroarbeit" is [byˈʁoːʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Büroarbeit" come from?
"Büroarbeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Burggrafen#72,258blindlings#72,241bilanziert#72,236Bierbrauer#72,235

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list