Schreibarbeit
[ˈʃʁaɪ̯pʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Schreibarbeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arbeit, die darin besteht, Schriftliches zu produzieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-schreibarbeit · Schreibarbeit · German
Schreibarbeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schreibarbeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁaɪ̯pʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schreibarbeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schreibarbeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁaɪ̯pʔaʁˌbaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arbeit, die darin besteht, Schriftliches zu produzieren".
Zero misspellings are on record for Schreibarbeit in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Schreibarbeit, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-A-R-B-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Arbeit, die darin besteht, Schriftliches zu produzieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schreibarbeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Schreibunterricht verhalf vielen Frauen und Männern zu einem Ausdrucksvermögen in Wort und Schrift, das über das mechanische Ausfüllen vorgegebener Muster hinausging, insbesondere wenn sie selbst viel lasen und ihr Beruf mit viel Schreibarbeit verbunden war.“
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.