erwerbstätiger
[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡɐ]
The verdict
“erwerbstätiger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
Corpus desk
Index DE-erwerbstatiger · erwerbstätiger · German
erwerbstätiger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | erwerbstätiger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erwerbstätiger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erwerbstätiger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for erwerbstätiger in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is erwerbstätiger, spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-S-T-Ä-T-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erwerbstätig
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.