Erwerbstätigkeit
[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpstɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Erwerbstätigkeit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,181 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,181
- frequency rank, German
- 16
- letters
- 25
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arbeit zum Zwecke des Geldverdienens
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erwerbstätigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpstɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #28,181 |
| Misspellings tracked | 25 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erwerbstätigkeit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Erwerbstätigkeit is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpstɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,181 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Arbeit zum Zwecke des Geldverdienens".
Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erwerbstätigkeit, with forms such as "erewrbstätigkeit", "errwerbstätigkeit", and "erwebrstätigkeit". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Erwerbstätigkeit, spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-S-T-Ä-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Arbeit zum Zwecke des Geldverdienens
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erewrbstätigkeit,errwerbstätigkeit,erwebrstätigkeit,erwerbbstätigkeit,erwerbsstätigkeit,erwerbsttäigkeit,erwerbsttätigkeit,erwerbstäitgkeit,erwerbstätgikeit,erwerbstätigekit,erwerbstätiggkeit,erwerbstätigkeitt,erwerbstätigketi,erwerbstätigkiet,erwerbstätigkkeit,erwerbstätikgeit,erwerbstättigkeit,erwerbsättigkeit,erwerbtsätigkeit,erwerrbstätigkeit,erwersbtätigkeit,erwrebstätigkeit,erwwerbstätigkeit,ewrerbstätigkeit,rewerbstätigkeit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erwerbstätigkeit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Erwerbstätigkeit”
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-T-Ä-T-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpstɛːtɪçkaɪ̯t] (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.