Drecksarbeit
[ˈdʁɛksʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Drecksarbeit” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,072. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,072
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arbeit, die nur widerwillig verrichtet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-drecksarbeit · Drecksarbeit · German
Drecksarbeit · rank #48,072 · 19 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,072
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 19 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH Drescher
Nearest frequency peer: Drescher (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Drecksarbeit”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- documents
documents
51,933 corpus weight
- Doro
Doro
51,931 corpus weight
- Drecksarbeit
Drecksarbeit
51,929 corpus weight
- Drescher
Drescher
51,928 corpus weight
- drittstärks…
drittstärkste
51,927 corpus weight
- duc
duc
51,926 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Drecksarbeit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Drecksarbeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁɛksʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #48,072 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Drecksarbeit” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Drecksarbeit (IPA [ˈdʁɛksʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,072 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Arbeit, die nur widerwillig verrichtet wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Drecksarbeit, with forms such as "ddrecksarbeit", "dercksarbeit", and "drceksarbeit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Drecksarbeit, spelled D-R-E-C-K-S-A-R-B-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Arbeit, die nur widerwillig verrichtet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Drecksarbeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei uns sollte sie der Köchin zur Hand gehen, die Betten machen und für die allgemeine Sauberkeit Sorge tragen, und für die Drecksarbeit stellte Omar einen jungen Hinkefuß mit bezaubernder Seele und einem schweren Alkoholproblem ein, und das alles geschah am ersten Tag.“
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddrecksarbeit
- dercksarbeit
- drceksarbeit
- dreccksarbeit
- dreckasrbeit
- dreckksarbeit
- drecksabreit
- drecksarbbeit
- drecksarbeitt
- drecksarbeti
- drecksarbiet
- drecksarebit
- drecksarrbeit
- drecksrabeit
- dreckssarbeit
- drecskarbeit
- drekcsarbeit
- drrecksarbeit
- rdecksarbeit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Drecksarbeit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Drecksarbeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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Data Source
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.