arch

[ɑːtʃ]

/[ɑːtʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“arch” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,829
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-arch · arch · German

arch · rank #23,829 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,829
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsamt

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsamt (-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 „arch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „arch“ 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).

arch vs Art
25% similar
arch vs Arm
25% similar
arch vs ARD
0% similar

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

Key facts for arch
PropertyValue
Headwordarch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɑːtʃ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,829
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „arch“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Arbeitsamt“ (#23,828), „ars“ (#23,830), „anpacken“ (#23,827). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „arch“ bei #23,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around arch (IPA [ɑːtʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,829 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for arch, with forms such as "acrh", "arcch", and "archh". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Art", "Arm", "ARD", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is arch, spelled A-R-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bogen
  2. 2
    Gewölbe, Deckengewölbe
  3. 3
    das Fußgewölbe, der Spann
  4. 4
    der Brückenbogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He decided to build a very big arch of triumph.

This word in other languages

arc(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrh
  • arcch
  • archh
  • arhc
  • arrch
  • rach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acrh2arcch1archh1arhc2arrch1rach2
Edit distance from "arch"

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 "arch"?
"arch" is spelled A-R-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɑːtʃ].
What does "arch" mean?
As a noun, "arch" means: Bogen
What words are commonly confused with "arch"?
"arch" is commonly confused with "Art", "Arm", "ARD". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arch" is [ɑːtʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arch" come from?
"arch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bahr#23,845boll#23,868warb#23,784soap#23,711

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Auges6 variantschain6 variantseitel6 variantsGaius6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list