Gelegenheitsarbeit
German, noun[ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]
Gelegenheitsarbeit is spelled G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T-S-A-R-B-E-I-T (18 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written German, the 343,581st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gelegenheitsarbeit is a German feminine noun meaning “odd job, casual work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(berufliche) Tätigkeit, die immer nur kurze Zeit andauert”.
What does Gelegenheitsarbeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineodd job, casual work
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (berufliche) Tätigkeit, die immer nur kurze Zeit andauert 2. Werk, das für einen bestimmten Anlass angefertigt wurde
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gelegenheitsarbeit
- Gelegenheitsarbeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gelegenheitsarbeit?
- [ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gelegenheitsarbeit in German?
Gelegenheitsarbeit appears about once in every 34 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).