kein Arsch

[ˈkaɪ̯n ˈaʁʃ]

/[ˈkaɪ̯n ˈaʁʃ]/ phrase

The verdict

“kein Arsch” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — keine Person, niemand

Key facts for kein Arsch
PropertyValue
Headwordkein Arsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈkaɪ̯n ˈaʁʃ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kein Arsch” sits in German frequency

kein Arsch 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kein Arsch is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaɪ̯n ˈaʁʃ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "keine Person, niemand".

No misspelling variants are generated for kein Arsch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kein Arsch, spelled K-E-I-N- -A-R-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    keine Person, niemand

Synonyms

kein Schwein

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kein Arsch"?
"kein Arsch" is spelled K-E-I-N- -A-R-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaɪ̯n ˈaʁʃ].
What does "kein Arsch" mean?
As a phrase, "kein Arsch" means: keine Person, niemand
How do you pronounce "kein Arsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kein Arsch" is [ˈkaɪ̯n ˈaʁʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kein Arsch" come from?
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Using “kein Arsch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-E-I-N- -A-R-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkaɪ̯n ˈaʁʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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

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