Armenhaus

[ˈaʁmənˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈaʁmənˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Armenhaus” is uncommon German (frequency #56,762 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,762
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterkunft für Bedürftige

Corpus desk

Index DE-armenhaus · Armenhaus · German

Armenhaus · rank #56,762 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,762
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsmoral

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsmoral (-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 „Armenhaus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Armenhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordArmenhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁmənˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Armenhaus“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Armenhausfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arbeitsmoral“ (#56,761), „ARN“ (#56,763), „Arbeitsbelastung“ (#56,760). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Armenhaus“ bei #56,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Armenhaus is uncommon German at frequency #56,762 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʁmənˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Armenhaus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Armenhaus, spelled A-R-M-E-N-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unterkunft für Bedürftige
  2. 2
    Gebiet eines Landes/Kontinents/einer Region, das/die sich wirtschaftlich unterdurchschnittlich entwickelt (beispielsweise könnte es ein geringes Wachstum/BIP haben)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie brachten die Familie im Armenhaus unter.
  2. „So als habe man sie gerade aus dem Kittchen oder dem Armenhaus entlassen.“

Synonyms

ArmenasylArmenheimHeimObdachlosenasylPtochodochium

This word in other languages

poorhouse(English)asile(Français)

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 "Armenhaus"?
"Armenhaus" is spelled A-R-M-E-N-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁmənˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Armenhaus" mean?
As a noun, "Armenhaus" means: Unterkunft für Bedürftige
How do you pronounce "Armenhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Armenhaus" is [ˈaʁmənˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Armenhaus" come from?
"Armenhaus" 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 "Armenhaus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Apparatur#56,757angeregte#56,753Aneurysma#56,749ausschied#56,788

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list