erwerbsunfähig

[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsʔʊnˌfɛːɪç]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsʔʊnˌfɛːɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“erwerbsunfähig” 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 May 6, 2026) - nicht in der Lage, einer Arbeit zum Lebensunterhalt nachzugehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erwerbsunfahig · erwerbsunfähig · German

erwerbsunfähig · 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.

Key facts for erwerbsunfähig
PropertyValue
Headworderwerbsunfähig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsʔʊnˌfɛːɪç]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erwerbsunfähig” sits in German frequency

erwerbsunfähig falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erwerbsunfähig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsʔʊnˌfɛːɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht in der Lage, einer Arbeit zum Lebensunterhalt nachzugehen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for erwerbsunfähig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erwerbsunfähig, spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-S-U-N-F-Ä-H-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht in der Lage, einer Arbeit zum Lebensunterhalt nachzugehen

Antonyms

erwerbsfähigerwerbstätig

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erwerbsunfähig"?
"erwerbsunfähig" is spelled E-R-W-E-R-B-S-U-N-F-Ä-H-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsʔʊnˌfɛːɪç].
What does "erwerbsunfähig" mean?
As an adjective, "erwerbsunfähig" means: nicht in der Lage, einer Arbeit zum Lebensunterhalt nachzugehen
How do you pronounce "erwerbsunfähig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erwerbsunfähig" is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsʔʊnˌfɛːɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erwerbsunfähig" come from?
"erwerbsunfähig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list