arbeitslos

\ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs\

/\ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs\/ adj

The verdict

“arbeitslos” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inemployé, sans travail, au chômage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arbeitslos · arbeitslos · French

arbeitslos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for arbeitslos
PropertyValue
Headwordarbeitslos
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « arbeitslos » en français

arbeitslosreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arbeitslos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inemployé, sans travail, au chômage.".

Zero misspellings are on record for arbeitslos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is arbeitslos, spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inemployé, sans travail, au chômage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele Leute sind in den letzten Jahren 'arbeitslos' geworden.
  2. So bot Oran einen eigenartigen Anblick. Die Zahl der Fußgänger nahm beträchtlich zu, und sogar während der ruhigen Zeiten füllten viele Leute, die wegen der Schließung der Geschäfte oder bestimmter Büros zur Untätigkeit gezwungen waren, die Straßen und Cafés. Vorläufig waren sie noch nicht arbeitslos, sondern beurlaubt.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arbeitslos"?
"arbeitslos" is spelled A-R-B-E-I-T-S-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs\.
What does "arbeitslos" mean?
As an adjective, "arbeitslos" means: Inemployé, sans travail, au chômage.
How do you pronounce "arbeitslos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arbeitslos" is \ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sloːs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list