Which to use
“are” is a verb and “armes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,019
- “are” frequency rank
- #11,005
- “armes” frequency rank
- 15024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | are | armes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs be | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arm |
Where the eye mixes are and armes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses are with armes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: are is [ə] while armes is [ˈaʁməs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
are is recorded at frequency rank #4,019, classified as averb, pronounced [ə]. 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 15024, this pair ranks #1,946,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of are vs armes
Shared letters: aer. Private to "are": -. Private to "armes": ms.
"are" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "armes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- armes ← amres · arems · armess · armmes · armse · arrmes · rames
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "are" and "armes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "are" vs "armes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "are" and "armes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "are" 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 #1,946,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "are" 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 #1,946,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.