Which to use
“altes” and “armes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,501
- “altes” frequency rank
- #11,005
- “armes” frequency rank
- 14506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | altes | armes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs alt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arm |
Where the eye mixes altes and armes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between altes and armes
A purely visual mix-up. altes ([ˈaltəs]) and armes ([ˈaʁməs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
altes is recorded at frequency rank #3,501, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaltəs]. armes is at rank #11,005, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʁməs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14506, this pair ranks #1,950,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of altes vs armes
Shared letters: aes. Private to "altes": lt. Private to "armes": mr.
"altes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "armes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "altes" for "armes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "altes" vs "armes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "altes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "armes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "altes" and "armes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arma vs armes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,950,727 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.