Armatur

[aʁmaˈtuːɐ̯]

/[aʁmaˈtuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Armatur” is uncommon German (frequency #64,042 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,042
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bauteil, der zur Steuerung eines Fahrzeuges dient; Sammlung der Instrumente zur Kontrolle einer Maschine

Corpus desk

Index DE-armatur · Armatur · German

Armatur · rank #64,042 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,042
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arlington

Nearest frequency peer: Arlington (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Armatur“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Armatur“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Armatur
PropertyValue
HeadwordArmatur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʁmaˈtuːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,042
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Armatur“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Armaturfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arlington“ (#64,041), „Archimedes“ (#64,040), „articles“ (#64,044). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Armatur“ bei #64,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Armatur is uncommon German at frequency #64,042 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʁmaˈtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Armatur in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Armatur, spelled A-R-M-A-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bauteil, der zur Steuerung eines Fahrzeuges dient; Sammlung der Instrumente zur Kontrolle einer Maschine
  2. 2
    Absperr- und Auslassvorrichtung einer Leitung
  3. 3
    militärische Ausrüstung
  4. 4
    zusätzlich zum Wappen angebrachter Zierrat, oft [4]
  5. 5
    inneres Stützgerüst einer Skulptur

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mehr als einmal brach das Auto am Heck auf der schneebedeckten Fahrbahn aus und Bael hielt sich krampfhaft an der Armatur fest.“
  2. „Diese Betrachtung würde von den mittelalterlichen Turm- und Standuhren bis zu den Uhren reichen, mit denen heute die Arbeitsleistung gemessen wird oder die man in die Armaturen der Flugzeuge einbaut.“

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 "Armatur"?
"Armatur" is spelled A-R-M-A-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aʁmaˈtuːɐ̯].
What does "Armatur" mean?
As a noun, "Armatur" means: Bauteil, der zur Steuerung eines Fahrzeuges dient; Sammlung der Instrumente zur Kontrolle einer Maschine
How do you pronounce "Armatur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Armatur" is [aʁmaˈtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Armatur" come from?
"Armatur" 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 "Armatur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list