Armutsgrenze

[ˈaʁmuːt͡sˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]

/[ˈaʁmuːt͡sˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Armutsgrenze” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,587
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einkommenshöhe, unterhalb derer der Erwerb aller lebenswichtigen Ressourcen nicht möglich ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-armutsgrenze · Armutsgrenze · German

Armutsgrenze · rank #38,587 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,587
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arkaden

Nearest frequency peer: Arkaden (-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 „Armutsgrenze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Armutsgrenze“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Armutsgrenze
PropertyValue
HeadwordArmutsgrenze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʁmuːt͡sˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#38,587
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Armutsgrenze“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Armutsgrenzeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Arkaden“ (#38,586), „ASB“ (#38,588), „atmosphärische“ (#38,589). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Armutsgrenze“ bei #38,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Armutsgrenze (IPA [ˈaʁmuːt͡sˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,587 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Einkommenshöhe, unterhalb derer der Erwerb aller lebenswichtigen Ressourcen nicht möglich ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Armutsgrenze, with forms such as "amrutsgrenze", "armmutsgrenze", and "armtusgrenze". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Armutsgrenze, spelled A-R-M-U-T-S-G-R-E-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einkommenshöhe, unterhalb derer der Erwerb aller lebenswichtigen Ressourcen nicht möglich ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Denn inzwischen leben elf Millionen Spanier an der Armutsgrenze – sie müssen mit weniger als 500 Euro im Monat auskommen.“
  2. „Es sind die magischen 700 Litas, umgerechnet etwas über 200 Euro, die in Litauen als Armutsgrenze gelten.“

Synonyms

Existenzminimum

This word in other languages

poverty line(English)seuil de pauvreté(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrutsgrenze
  • armmutsgrenze
  • armtusgrenze
  • armustgrenze
  • armutgsrenze
  • armutsgernze
  • armutsggrenze
  • armutsgrenez
  • armutsgrennze
  • armutsgrenzze
  • armutsgrezne
  • armutsgrneze
  • armutsgrrenze
  • armutsrgenze
  • armutssgrenze
  • armuttsgrenze
  • arrmutsgrenze
  • arumtsgrenze
  • ramutsgrenze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amrutsgrenze2armmutsgrenze1armtusgrenze2armustgrenze2armutgsrenze2armutsgernze2armutsggrenze1armutsgrenez2
Edit distance from "Armutsgrenze"

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 "Armutsgrenze"?
"Armutsgrenze" is spelled A-R-M-U-T-S-G-R-E-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁmuːt͡sˌɡʁɛnt͡sə].
What does "Armutsgrenze" mean?
As a noun, "Armutsgrenze" means: Einkommenshöhe, unterhalb derer der Erwerb aller lebenswichtigen Ressourcen nicht möglich ist
What are common misspellings of "Armutsgrenze"?
Common misspellings include "amrutsgrenze", "armmutsgrenze", "armtusgrenze", "armustgrenze", "armutgsrenze". The correct spelling is "Armutsgrenze".
How do you pronounce "Armutsgrenze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Armutsgrenze" is [ˈaʁmuːt͡sˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Armutsgrenze" come from?
"Armutsgrenze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list