Sisyphusarbeit
German, noun[ˈziːzyfʊsˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]
Sisyphusarbeit is spelled S-I-S-Y-P-H-U-S-A-R-B-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sisyphusarbeit is a German feminine noun meaning “Sisyphean labor, Sisyphean task” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Arbeit, die nie vollendet werden kann; die immer wieder von vorne begonnen werden muss”.
What does Sisyphusarbeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineSisyphean labor, Sisyphean task
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arbeit, die nie vollendet werden kann; die immer wieder von vorne begonnen werden muss
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sisyphusarbeit
- Sisyphusarbeiten plural
- Sisyphosarbeit alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sisyphusarbeit?
- [ˈziːzyfʊsˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]
- [ˈzɪsyfʊsˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sisyphusarbeit in German?
Sisyphusarbeit appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).