Erwerbslose

[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsloːzə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsloːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Erwerbslose” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,192 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#69,192
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person ohne eine bezahlte, berufliche Tätigkeit

Key facts for Erwerbslose
PropertyValue
HeadwordErwerbslose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsloːzə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Erwerbslose” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Erwerbslose lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Erwerbslose is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsloːzə]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,192 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weibliche Person ohne eine bezahlte, berufliche Tätigkeit".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Erwerbslose in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Erwerbslose, spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-S-L-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person ohne eine bezahlte, berufliche Tätigkeit

Antonyms

Erwerbstätige

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 "Erwerbslose"?
"Erwerbslose" is spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-S-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsloːzə].
What does "Erwerbslose" mean?
As a noun, "Erwerbslose" means: weibliche Person ohne eine bezahlte, berufliche Tätigkeit
How do you pronounce "Erwerbslose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erwerbslose" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsloːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erwerbslose" come from?
"Erwerbslose" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Erwerbslose”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-W-E-R-B-S-L-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsloːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list