Armlehne
[ˈaʁmˌleːnə]
The verdict
“Armlehne” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ablagefläche am linken und rechten Rand eines Stuhles, Sessels oder Ähnlichem, die zum Abstützen der Arme dient
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Armlehne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʁmˌleːnə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Armlehne” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Armlehne is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʁmˌleːnə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ablagefläche am linken und rechten Rand eines Stuhles, Sessels oder Ähnlichem, die zum Abstützen der Arme dient".
No misspelling variants are generated for Armlehne in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Armlehne, spelled A-R-M-L-E-H-N-E.
Definition
- 1Ablagefläche am linken und rechten Rand eines Stuhles, Sessels oder Ähnlichem, die zum Abstützen der Arme dient
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-R-M-L-E-H-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʁmˌleːnə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.