Armenhaus
German, noun/ˈʔaʁmənˌhaʊ̯s/
Armenhaus is spelled A-R-M-E-N-H-A-U-S (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Armenhaus is a German neuter noun meaning “poorhouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unterkunft für Bedürftige”.
What does Armenhaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpoorhouse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unterkunft für Bedürftige 2. Gebiet eines Landes/Kontinents/einer Region, das/die sich wirtschaftlich unterdurchschnittlich entwickelt (beispielsweise könnte es ein geringes Wachstum/BIP haben)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Armenhaus
- Armenhauses genitive
- Armenhäuser plural
- Armenhause dative singular
- Armenhäusern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Armenhaus?
- /ˈʔaʁmənˌhaʊ̯s/
- [ˈaʁmənˌhaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Armenhaus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Armenhaus in German?
Armenhaus appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).