Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit

[ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand einer Person oder einer Gruppe von Personen, welche über eine relativ kleine Zeitspanne (in der Regel weniger als ein Jahr, als Gegenstück zur Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit) bezahlte Beschäftigu...

Key facts for Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit” sits in German frequency

Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit 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.

Rare enough to double-check

Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand einer Person oder einer Gruppe von Personen, welche über eine relativ kleine Zeitspanne (in der Regel weniger als ein Jahr, als Gegenstück zur Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit) bezahlte Beschäftigu...".

Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit, spelled K-U-R-Z-Z-E-I-T-A-R-B-E-I-T-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand einer Person oder einer Gruppe von Personen, welche über eine relativ kleine Zeitspanne (in der Regel weniger als ein Jahr, als Gegenstück zur Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit) bezahlte Beschäftigung sucht und keine hat

Antonyms

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 "Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit"?
"Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit" is spelled K-U-R-Z-Z-E-I-T-A-R-B-E-I-T-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit" means: Zustand einer Person oder einer Gruppe von Personen, welche über eine relativ kleine Zeitspanne (in der Regel weniger als ein Jahr, als Gegenstück zur Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit) bezahlte Beschäftigu...
How do you pronounce "Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit" is [ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit" come from?
"Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Kurzzeitarbeitslosigkeit”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-U-R-Z-Z-E-I-T-A-R-B-E-I-T-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʊʁt͡st͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t] (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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list