Aare

/[ˈaːʁə]/ name

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,177

in German word usage

Misspellings

2

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Aare is aGermanname. It means: größter Nebenfluss des Rheins, längster Schweizer Fluss, durchfließt das gesamte westliche Mittelland Pronounced [ˈaːʁə]. Often confused with ae and Art.

Key facts for Aare
PropertyValue
HeadwordAare
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈaːʁə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#47,177
Misspellings tracked2
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Aare in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Aare is 4 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,177 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "größter Nebenfluss des Rheins, längster Schweizer Fluss, durchfließt das gesamte westliche Mittelland".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 2 documented wrong-spelling variants for Aare, including "aaer" and "aarre". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ae", "Art", "Arm", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Aare, spelled A-A-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    größter Nebenfluss des Rheins, längster Schweizer Fluss, durchfließt das gesamte westliche Mittelland

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aaer,aarre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Aare

Misspelling Variants of "Aare"

aaer4aarre5
Misspelling Variants of "Aare"

Frequency rank: #47,177 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aare"?
"Aare" is spelled A-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːʁə].
What does "Aare" mean?
As a name, "Aare" means: größter Nebenfluss des Rheins, längster Schweizer Fluss, durchfließt das gesamte westliche Mittelland
What words are commonly confused with "Aare"?
"Aare" is commonly confused with "ae", "Art", "Arm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aare" is [ˈaːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aare" come from?
"Aare" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.