Teilzeitarbeit

[ˈtaɪ̯lt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]

/[ˈtaɪ̯lt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Teilzeitarbeit” is uncommon German (frequency #61,980 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,980
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beschäftigung in einem Arbeitsverhältnis, bei der nicht die volle Arbeitszeit gearbeitet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-teilzeitarbeit · Teilzeitarbeit · German

Teilzeitarbeit · rank #61,980 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,980
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH taumelt

Nearest frequency peer: taumelt (-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 „Teilzeitarbeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Teilzeitarbeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordTeilzeitarbeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaɪ̯lt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]
Letters14
Frequency rank#61,980
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Teilzeitarbeit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Teilzeitarbeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „taumelt“ (#61,979), „Telefonen“ (#61,981), „Tatorts“ (#61,978). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Teilzeitarbeit“ bei #61,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Teilzeitarbeit is uncommon German at frequency #61,980 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaɪ̯lt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beschäftigung in einem Arbeitsverhältnis, bei der nicht die volle Arbeitszeit gearbeitet wird".

Teilzeitarbeit has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Teilzeitarbeit, spelled T-E-I-L-Z-E-I-T-A-R-B-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beschäftigung in einem Arbeitsverhältnis, bei der nicht die volle Arbeitszeit gearbeitet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Viele Leute verrichten nur Teilzeitarbeit und verdienen daher auch nicht voll.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Teilzeitarbeit"?
"Teilzeitarbeit" is spelled T-E-I-L-Z-E-I-T-A-R-B-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaɪ̯lt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t].
What does "Teilzeitarbeit" mean?
As a noun, "Teilzeitarbeit" means: Beschäftigung in einem Arbeitsverhältnis, bei der nicht die volle Arbeitszeit gearbeitet wird
How do you pronounce "Teilzeitarbeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Teilzeitarbeit" is [ˈtaɪ̯lt͡saɪ̯tˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Teilzeitarbeit" come from?
"Teilzeitarbeit" 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 "Teilzeitarbeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list