Alarm

[aˈlaʁm]

/[aˈlaʁm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alarm” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,793
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Frühwarnung oder bei Eintritt eines Schadensereignisses erfolgender Ruf zur Bereitschaft oder zur Warnung vor Gefahr

Corpus desk

Index DE-alarm · Alarm · German

Alarm · rank #5,793 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,793
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abholen

Nearest frequency peer: abholen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Alarm“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Alarm“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Alarm vs Arm
60% similar
Alarm vs alm
40% similar
Alarm vs allem
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Alarm
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlarm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈlaʁm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,793
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Alarm“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Alarmliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abholen“ (#5,792), „angeordnet“ (#5,794), „zurückkehren“ (#5,791). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Alarm“ bei #5,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Alarm (IPA [aˈlaʁm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,793 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alarm, with forms such as "aalrm", "alamr", and "alarmm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Arm", "alm", "allem", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Alarm, spelled A-L-A-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Frühwarnung oder bei Eintritt eines Schadensereignisses erfolgender Ruf zur Bereitschaft oder zur Warnung vor Gefahr
  2. 2
    allgemeines Warnsignal oder ein Signal zum Beispiel als Weckruf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Alarm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Feuerwehr löste rechtzeitig einen Alarm aus.
  2. „Es waren nur Alarme und kein Luftangriff.“

Synonyms

Warnsignal

This word in other languages

alarm(English)alarma(Español)alarme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aalrm
  • alamr
  • alarmm
  • alarrm
  • allarm
  • alram
  • laarm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alarm - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aalrm2alamr2alarmm1alarrm1allarm1alram2laarm2
Edit distance from "Alarm"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alarm"?
"Alarm" is spelled A-L-A-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈlaʁm].
What does "Alarm" mean?
As a noun, "Alarm" means: zur Frühwarnung oder bei Eintritt eines Schadensereignisses erfolgender Ruf zur Bereitschaft oder zur Warnung vor Gefahr
What words are commonly confused with "Alarm"?
"Alarm" is commonly confused with "Arm", "alm", "allem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Alarm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alarm" is [aˈlaʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alarm" come from?
"Alarm" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Alarm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wille#5,789cover#5,813Datei#5,814Staub#5,766

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Truppe7 variantsmalen7 variantsjeans7 variantsKürze7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list