ärmste

/[ˈɛʁmstə]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,427

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

ärmste is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm Pronounced [ˈɛʁmstə]. Often confused with arte and Ärzte.

Key facts for ärmste
PropertyValue
Headwordärmste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈɛʁmstə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,427
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ärmste is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛʁmstə]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,427 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for ärmste, with forms such as "rämste", "ämrste", and "ärmmste". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "arte", "Ärzte", "armut", and more, 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 ärmste, spelled Ä-R-M-S-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rämste,ämrste,ärmmste,ärmset,ärmsste,ärmstte,ärmtse,ärrmste,ärsmte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ärmste

Misspelling Variants of "ärmste"

rämste6ämrste6ärmmste7ärmset6ärmsste7ärmstte7ärmtse6ärrmste7
Misspelling Variants of "ärmste"

Frequency rank: #49,427 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ärmste"?
"ärmste" is spelled Ä-R-M-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁmstə].
What does "ärmste" mean?
As an adj, "ärmste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs arm
What words are commonly confused with "ärmste"?
"ärmste" is commonly confused with "arte", "Ärzte", "armut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ärmste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ärmste" is [ˈɛʁmstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ärmste" come from?
"ärmste" 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.