Massenarbeitslosigkeit

[ˈmasn̩ˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈmasn̩ˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Massenarbeitslosigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #69,490 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,490
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand einer sehr großen Zahl beschäftigungswilliger Personen, die Arbeit suchen und nicht finden

Corpus desk

Index DE-massenarbeitslosigkeit · Massenarbeitslosigkeit · German

Massenarbeitslosigkeit · rank #69,490 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,490
  • LEN-MEGA 22 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 44,424
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marshmallow

Nearest frequency peer: Marshmallow (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Massenarbeitslosigkeit”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Massenarbeitslosigkeit” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Massenarbeitslosigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordMassenarbeitslosigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmasn̩ˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters22
Frequency rank#69,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Massenarbeitslosigkeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Massenarbeitslosigkeit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Massenarbeitslosigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #69,490 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmasn̩ˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand einer sehr großen Zahl beschäftigungswilliger Personen, die Arbeit suchen und nicht finden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Massenarbeitslosigkeit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Massenarbeitslosigkeit, spelled M-A-S-S-E-N-A-R-B-E-I-T-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand einer sehr großen Zahl beschäftigungswilliger Personen, die Arbeit suchen und nicht finden

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Massenarbeitslosigkeit"?
"Massenarbeitslosigkeit" is spelled M-A-S-S-E-N-A-R-B-E-I-T-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmasn̩ˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Massenarbeitslosigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Massenarbeitslosigkeit" means: Zustand einer sehr großen Zahl beschäftigungswilliger Personen, die Arbeit suchen und nicht finden
How do you pronounce "Massenarbeitslosigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Massenarbeitslosigkeit" is [ˈmasn̩ˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Massenarbeitslosigkeit" come from?
"Massenarbeitslosigkeit" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Massenarbeitslosigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 22 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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