Kurzarbeit
[ˈkʊʁt͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Kurzarbeit” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,758
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorübergehende Phase in einem Beschäftigungsverhältnis, in der bei verringertem Lohn weniger gearbeitet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kurzarbeit · Kurzarbeit · German
Kurzarbeit · rank #44,758 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #44,758
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kupferstich
Nearest frequency peer: Kupferstich (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kurzarbeit“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Kubus
Kubus
55,246 corpus weight
- Kupferstich
Kupferstich
55,244 corpus weight
- Kurzarbeit
Kurzarbeit
55,243 corpus weight
- körperliches
körperliches
55,242 corpus weight
- Küchenmesser
Küchenmesser
55,241 corpus weight
- Künsten
Künsten
55,240 corpus weight
What this shows „Kurzarbeit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kurzarbeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #44,758 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kurzarbeit“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Kurzarbeit (IPA [ˈkʊʁt͡sˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,758 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kurzarbeit, with forms such as "kkurzarbeit", "kruzarbeit", and "kurazrbeit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kurzarbeit, spelled K-U-R-Z-A-R-B-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1vorübergehende Phase in einem Beschäftigungsverhältnis, in der bei verringertem Lohn weniger gearbeitet wird
- 2kleine, nicht aufwendige Arbeit als Beitrag zu einer Lehrveranstaltung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kurzarbeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Firmen retten sich in wirtschaftlicher Flaute mit Kurzarbeit über die Runden.
„Kurzarbeit hat der deutschen Industrie und ihren Beschäftigten große Dienste erwiesen.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkurzarbeit
- kruzarbeit
- kurazrbeit
- kurrzarbeit
- kurzabreit
- kurzarbbeit
- kurzarbeitt
- kurzarbeti
- kurzarbiet
- kurzarebit
- kurzarrbeit
- kurzrabeit
- kurzzarbeit
- kuzrarbeit
- ukrzarbeit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kurzarbeit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kurzarbeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).