ärmste

[ˈɛʁmstə]

/[ˈɛʁmstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ärmste” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,427. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,427
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-armste · ärmste · German

ärmste · rank #49,427 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,427
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH ärmlichen

Nearest frequency peer: ärmlichen (-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 „ärmste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ärmste“ 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).

ärmste vs arte
50% similar
ärmste vs Ärzte
50% similar
ärmste vs armut
50% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ärmste“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ärmsteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ärmlichen“ (#49,426), „Zuschauerraum“ (#49,425), „zusammengetan“ (#49,424). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ärmste“ bei #49,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ärmste (IPA [ˈɛʁmstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,427 among 75 “Ä” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ärmste, with forms such as "rämste", "ämrste", and "ärmmste". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "arte", "Ärzte", "armut", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ärmste, spelled Ä-R-M-S-T-E.

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

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

rämste2ämrste2ärmmste1ärmset2ärmsste1ärmstte1ärmtse2ärrmste1
Edit distance from "ärmste"

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 "ärmste"?
"ärmste" is spelled Ä-R-M-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁmstə].
What does "ärmste" mean?
As an adjective, "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ärmste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zupfen#49,422Xanten#49,406writer#49,403Wracks#49,402

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

zappeln9 variantsAltach9 variantsWickel9 variantsverzieh9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list