armer

[ˈaʁmɐ]

/[ˈaʁmɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“armer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,679. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,679
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arm

Corpus desk

Index DE-armer · armer · German

armer · rank #9,679 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,679
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsbeding…

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsbedingungen (-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 „armer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „armer“ 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).

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

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

Key facts for armer
PropertyValue
Headwordarmer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʁmɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,679
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „armer“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).armerliegt 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: „Arbeitsbedingungen“ (#9,678), „aufgegriffen“ (#9,680), „ausbauen“ (#9,681). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „armer“ bei #9,679. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around armer (IPA [ˈaʁmɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,679 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for armer, with forms such as "amrer", "aremr", and "armerr". 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is armer, spelled A-R-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arm
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arm
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arm
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arm
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrer
  • aremr
  • armerr
  • armmer
  • armre
  • arrmer
  • ramer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amrer2aremr2armerr1armmer1armre2arrmer1ramer2
Edit distance from "armer"

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 "armer"?
"armer" is spelled A-R-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁmɐ].
What does "armer" mean?
As an adjective, "armer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arm
What words are commonly confused with "armer"?
"armer" 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 "armer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "armer" is [ˈaʁmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "armer" come from?
"armer" 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 "armer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Clark#9,696cross#9,698faire#9,714Trieb#9,644

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Wappen7 variantstreffe7 variantsStGB7 variantsGattin7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list