Armin

[ˈaʁmiːn]

/[ˈaʁmiːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Armin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,142
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-armin · Armin · German

Armin · rank #9,142 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,142
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Araber

Nearest frequency peer: Araber (-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 „Armin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Armin“ 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).

Armin vs army
40% similar
Armin vs arms
40% similar
Armin vs Aron
60% similar

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

Key facts for Armin
PropertyValue
HeadwordArmin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaʁmiːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,142
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Armin“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Araber“ (#9,141), „Aufschwung“ (#9,143), „Augsburger“ (#9,144). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Armin“ bei #9,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Armin (IPA [ˈaʁmiːn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,142 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Armin, with forms such as "amrin", "arimn", and "arminn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "army", "arms", "Aron", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Armin, spelled A-R-M-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hätte seine Meinung Boden in seinem Volke gefunden und seine Kühnheit Nacheiferer, so wäre ihm der Ruhm des Cheruskerfürsten Armin gegen die Römer unter Varus zugefallen.
  2. Donnernd und polternd lachte der große Schauspieler Armin Horch auf.

This word in other languages

Armin(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrin
  • arimn
  • arminn
  • armmin
  • armni
  • arrmin
  • ramin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amrin2arimn2arminn1armmin1armni2arrmin1ramin2
Edit distance from "Armin"

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

Same letter count

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

wiegt#9,123drang#9,171draus#9,172Taufe#9,104

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list