Armbrust

[ˈaʁmˌbʁʊst]

/[ˈaʁmˌbʁʊst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Armbrust” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,967. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,967
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Schusswaffe) Gerät zum Abschießen von Pfeilen; der Bogen ist hierbei an einer Auflage für die Pfeile befestigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-armbrust · Armbrust · German

Armbrust · rank #37,967 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,967
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH attestiert

Nearest frequency peer: attestiert (+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 „Armbrust“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Armbrust
PropertyValue
HeadwordArmbrust
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁmˌbʁʊst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,967
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Armbrust“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Armbrustliegt 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: „attestiert“ (#37,968), „Areale“ (#37,965), „auffahren“ (#37,969). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Armbrust“ bei #37,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Armbrust (IPA [ˈaʁmˌbʁʊst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,967 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Schusswaffe) Gerät zum Abschießen von Pfeilen; der Bogen ist hierbei an einer Auflage für die Pfeile befestigt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Armbrust, with forms such as "amrbrust", "arbmrust", and "armbbrust". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Armbrust, spelled A-R-M-B-R-U-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Schusswaffe) Gerät zum Abschießen von Pfeilen; der Bogen ist hierbei an einer Auflage für die Pfeile befestigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Armbrust bedeutete einen erheblichen Vorteil gegenüber dem einfachen Bogen.
  2. „Das Johannis-Schießen müsse traditionsgemäß mit Armbrüsten stattfinden, fordert Schestawitscha, der Oppositionelle, aber die Radfahrer hören nicht auf ihn, sie werden mit einem Tesching und Sechs-Millimeter-Munition nach der Scheibe schießen.“

This word in other languages

crossbow(English)ballesta(Español)arbalète(Français)besta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrbrust
  • arbmrust
  • armbbrust
  • armbrrust
  • armbrsut
  • armbrusst
  • armbrustt
  • armbruts
  • armburst
  • armmbrust
  • armrbust
  • arrmbrust
  • rambrust

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Armbrust - 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.

amrbrust2arbmrust2armbbrust1armbrrust1armbrsut2armbrusst1armbrustt1armbruts2
Edit distance from "Armbrust"

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 "Armbrust"?
"Armbrust" is spelled A-R-M-B-R-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁmˌbʁʊst].
What does "Armbrust" mean?
As a noun, "Armbrust" means: (Schusswaffe) Gerät zum Abschießen von Pfeilen; der Bogen ist hierbei an einer Auflage für die Pfeile befestigt
What are common misspellings of "Armbrust"?
Common misspellings include "amrbrust", "arbmrust", "armbbrust", "armbrrust", "armbrsut". The correct spelling is "Armbrust".
How do you pronounce "Armbrust"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Armbrust" is [ˈaʁmˌbʁʊst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Armbrust" come from?
"Armbrust" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

andermal#37,952Baufirma#37,983Bauherrn#37,985behandle#37,993

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

attestiert13 variantsaufgreift13 variantsausgingen13 variantsangelogen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list