Which to use
“farm” and “irma” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,186
- “farm” frequency rank
- #31,627
- “irma” frequency rank
- 40813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | farm | irma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Farm, Bauernhof | der Arm |
Letter map: farm vs irma
Shared letters muted; letters that set farm and irma apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. farm (CVCC) and irma (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on farm vs irma
farm and irma 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
farm is recorded at frequency rank #9,186, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. irma is at rank #31,627, 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 40813, this pair ranks #1,497,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of farm vs irma
Shared letters: amr. Private to "farm": f. Private to "irma": i.
"farm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "irma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "farm" and "irma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "farm" vs "irma" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "farm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,497,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "farm" and "irma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irma 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 #1,497,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.