Gastarbeitern

[ˈɡastʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐn]

/[ˈɡastʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gastarbeitern” is uncommon German (frequency #83,994 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,994
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gastarbeiter

Key facts for Gastarbeitern
PropertyValue
HeadwordGastarbeitern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡastʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#83,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gastarbeitern” 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). Gastarbeitern lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Gastarbeitern is uncommon German at frequency #83,994 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡastʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gastarbeiter".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gastarbeitern, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gastarbeitern, spelled G-A-S-T-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gastarbeiter

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 "Gastarbeitern"?
"Gastarbeitern" is spelled G-A-S-T-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡastʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐn].
What does "Gastarbeitern" mean?
As a noun, "Gastarbeitern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gastarbeiter
How do you pronounce "Gastarbeitern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gastarbeitern" is [ˈɡastʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gastarbeitern" come from?
"Gastarbeitern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Gastarbeitern”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-A-S-T-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡastʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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