Schichtarbeit

[ˈʃɪçtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃɪçtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Schichtarbeit” is uncommon German (frequency #60,036 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,036
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tätigkeit gegen Entgelt zu wechselnden oder mit anderen Beschäftigten abwechselnden Zeiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schichtarbeit · Schichtarbeit · German

Schichtarbeit · rank #60,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,036
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scheidenden

Nearest frequency peer: scheidenden (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schichtarbeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schichtarbeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schichtarbeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchichtarbeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɪçtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#60,036
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schichtarbeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schichtarbeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „scheidenden“ (#60,035), „schielt“ (#60,037), „Schauplätzen“ (#60,034). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schichtarbeit“ bei #60,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schichtarbeit is uncommon German at frequency #60,036 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪçtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tätigkeit gegen Entgelt zu wechselnden oder mit anderen Beschäftigten abwechselnden Zeiten".

Schichtarbeit has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 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 Schichtarbeit, spelled S-C-H-I-C-H-T-A-R-B-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tätigkeit gegen Entgelt zu wechselnden oder mit anderen Beschäftigten abwechselnden Zeiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Doch die Schichtarbeit belastet ihre Gesundheit und ihr Sozialleben.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schichtarbeit"?
"Schichtarbeit" is spelled S-C-H-I-C-H-T-A-R-B-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪçtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t].
What does "Schichtarbeit" mean?
As a noun, "Schichtarbeit" means: Tätigkeit gegen Entgelt zu wechselnden oder mit anderen Beschäftigten abwechselnden Zeiten
How do you pronounce "Schichtarbeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schichtarbeit" is [ˈʃɪçtʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schichtarbeit" come from?
"Schichtarbeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schlafenszeit#60,038Scharfrichter#60,033Schachspieler#60,032schlechtestes#60,044

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list