armselig

/[ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,892

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

armselig is anGermanadj. It means: wegen materieller Armut karg, elend, ärmlich Pronounced [ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪç]. Often confused with armselige.

Key facts for armselig
PropertyValue
Headwordarmselig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,892
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of armselig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for armselig is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,892 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for armselig, with forms such as "amrselig", "armeslig", and "armmselig". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "armselige", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is armselig, spelled A-R-M-S-E-L-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    wegen materieller Armut karg, elend, ärmlich
  2. 2
    als jämmerlich, gering, unzureichend wahrgenommen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrselig,armeslig,armmselig,armseilg,armselgi,armseligg,armsellig,armsleig,armsselig,arrmselig,arsmelig,ramselig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for armselig

Misspelling Variants of "armselig"

amrselig8armeslig8armmselig9armseilg8armselgi8armseligg9armsellig9armsleig8
Misspelling Variants of "armselig"

Frequency rank: #25,892 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "armselig"?
"armselig" is spelled A-R-M-S-E-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪç].
What does "armselig" mean?
As an adj, "armselig" means: wegen materieller Armut karg, elend, ärmlich
What words are commonly confused with "armselig"?
"armselig" is commonly confused with "armselige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "armselig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "armselig" is [ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "armselig" come from?
"armselig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.