Alarme

[aˈlaʁmə]

/[aˈlaʁmə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Alarme” is uncommon German (frequency #99,442 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,442
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Alarm

Key facts for Alarme
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlarme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈlaʁmə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,442
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Alarme” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Alarme lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Alarme is uncommon German at frequency #99,442 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈlaʁmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Alarme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Alarme, spelled A-L-A-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Alarm
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Alarm
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Alarm
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Alarme"?
"Alarme" is spelled A-L-A-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈlaʁmə].
What does "Alarme" mean?
As a noun, "Alarme" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Alarm
How do you pronounce "Alarme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Alarme" is [aˈlaʁmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Alarme" come from?
"Alarme" 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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Using “Alarme”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-L-A-R-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈlaʁmə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list