die Ärmel hochkrempeln
[diː ˈɛʁml̩ ˈhoːxˌkʁɛmpl̩n]
The verdict
“die Ärmel hochkrempeln” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich energisch an die Arbeit machen, bei einer Tätigkeit kräftig mitarbeiten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | die Ärmel hochkrempeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [diː ˈɛʁml̩ ˈhoːxˌkʁɛmpl̩n] |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “die Ärmel hochkrempeln” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for die Ärmel hochkrempeln is 22 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diː ˈɛʁml̩ ˈhoːxˌkʁɛmpl̩n]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich energisch an die Arbeit machen, bei einer Tätigkeit kräftig mitarbeiten".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for die Ärmel hochkrempeln, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 die Ärmel hochkrempeln, spelled D-I-E- -Ä-R-M-E-L- -H-O-C-H-K-R-E-M-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich energisch an die Arbeit machen, bei einer Tätigkeit kräftig mitarbeiten
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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.
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- The one correct German spelling is D-I-E- -Ä-R-M-E-L- -H-O-C-H-K-R-E-M-P-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [diː ˈɛʁml̩ ˈhoːxˌkʁɛmpl̩n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.