Armee

[aʁˈmeː]

/[aʁˈmeː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Armee” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,538. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,538
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewaffnete Landmacht, Heer, Heeresabteilung

Corpus desk

Index DE-armee · Armee · German

Armee · rank #1,538 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,538
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arm

Nearest frequency peer: Arm (-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 „Armee“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Armee“ 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).

Armee vs arte
40% similar
Armee vs army
40% similar
Armee vs Arne
60% similar

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

Key facts for Armee
PropertyValue
HeadwordArmee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʁˈmeː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,538
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Armee“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Arm“ (#1,537), „Auftrag“ (#1,539), „Anspruch“ (#1,536). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Armee“ bei #1,538. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Armee (IPA [aʁˈmeː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,538 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Armee, with forms such as "amree", "areme", and "armmee". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "arte", "army", "Arne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Armee, spelled A-R-M-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    bewaffnete Landmacht, Heer, Heeresabteilung
  2. 2
    die gesamten organisierten militärischen Streitkräfte eines Staates
  3. 3
    militärischer Großverband der Landstreitkräfte, hierarchisch eingeordnet zwischen Heeresgruppe und Korps
  4. 4
    sehr große Anzahl an Personen und Tieren (häufig staatenbildender Insekten) mit gleichen Zielen oder mit gleichem Verhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In den Armeen des Mittelalters kämpften Speerträger und Bogenschützen.
  2. „Die Stämme leben also keineswegs isoliert, sondern schließen Allianzen miteinander und stellen große Armeen auf.“

Synonyms

LandstreitkraftStreitkräfteMilitär

Antonyms

Zivilbevölkerung

This word in other languages

army(English)ejército(Español)armée(Français)exército(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amree
  • areme
  • armmee
  • arrmee
  • ramee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Armee - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amree2areme2armmee1arrmee1ramee2
Edit distance from "Armee"

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 "Armee"?
"Armee" is spelled A-R-M-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aʁˈmeː].
What does "Armee" mean?
As a noun, "Armee" means: bewaffnete Landmacht, Heer, Heeresabteilung
What words are commonly confused with "Armee"?
"Armee" is commonly confused with "arte", "army", "Arne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Armee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Armee" is [aʁˈmeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Armee" come from?
"Armee" 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 "Armee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Werke#1,530tritt#1,526Osten#1,522hängt#1,558

Similar misspelling depth

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

böse5 variantsplus5 variantsStar5 variantsTour5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list