apisvsarmsTell them apart

Which to use

“apis” and “arms” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,445
“apis” frequency rank
#25,891
“arms” frequency rank
70336
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature apis arms
Definition Biene Plural des Substantivs arm

Letter map: apis vs arms

Shared letters muted; letters that set apis and arms apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
apis
4 ch
arms

Spelling & dictionary notes on apis vs arms

apis and arms are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

apis is recorded at frequency rank #44,445, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. arms is at rank #25,891, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 70336, this pair ranks #449,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of apis vs arms

Shared letters: as. Private to "apis": ip. Private to "arms": mr.

"apis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "arms" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • apisaips · apiss · appis · apsi · pais
  • armsarmms · armss · arrms · arsm · rams

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "apis" and "arms" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "apis" vs "arms" - which ranks higher?
"arms" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,891 in our German list, against #44,445 for "apis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "apis" and "arms". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "apis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #449,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "apis" and "arms" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apis vs puzzles". 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 #449,381 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list