Gelegenheitsarbeiter

[ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]

/[ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Gelegenheitsarbeiter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die nur Gelegenheitsarbeiten ausführt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gelegenheitsarbeiter · Gelegenheitsarbeiter · German

Gelegenheitsarbeiter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 Gelegenheitsarbeiter
PropertyValue
HeadwordGelegenheitsarbeiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gelegenheitsarbeiter“ im Deutschen

Gelegenheitsarbeiterliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Gelegenheitsarbeiter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die nur Gelegenheitsarbeiten ausführt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Gelegenheitsarbeiter in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Gelegenheitsarbeiter, spelled G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T-S-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die nur Gelegenheitsarbeiten ausführt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Gelegenheitsarbeiter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Tochter Heilwig ist mit vier Kindern überlastet, Schwiegersohn Ernst Schulte Strathaus, mittlerweile über siebzig Jahre alt, nach Gefängnis, Krieg und Entnazifizierung Gelegenheitsarbeiter ohne Lebensmut und der tüchtigen Ina ein Dorn im Auge.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gelegenheitsarbeiter"?
"Gelegenheitsarbeiter" is spelled G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T-S-A-R-B-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tɐ].
What does "Gelegenheitsarbeiter" mean?
As a noun, "Gelegenheitsarbeiter" means: Person, die nur Gelegenheitsarbeiten ausführt
How do you pronounce "Gelegenheitsarbeiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gelegenheitsarbeiter" is [ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gelegenheitsarbeiter" come from?
"Gelegenheitsarbeiter" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list