Which to use
“Amme” and “arma” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,639
- “Amme” frequency rank
- #48,716
- “arma” frequency rank
- 90355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Amme | arma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau | Waffe; Mittel, das dazu geeignet ist, Lebewesen in ihrer Handlungsfähigkeit zu beeinträchtigen oder handlungsunfähig zu machen, physisch oder psychisch zu verletzen oder zu töten |
Where the eye mixes Amme and arma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Amme and arma follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Amme vs arma
A purely visual mix-up. Amme ([ˈamə]) and arma ([ˈarma]) 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 90355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Amme is recorded at frequency rank #41,639, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈamə]. arma is at rank #48,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈarma].
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 90355, this pair ranks #47,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Amme vs arma
Shared letters: am. Private to "Amme": e. Private to "arma": r.
"Amme" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "arma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Amme" and "arma" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Amme" or "arma" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Amme" and "arma" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Amme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Amme" and "arma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arma vs Arosa". 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 #47,838 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.