arrow

[ˈærəʊ]

/[ˈærəʊ]/ noun

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The verdict

“arrow” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,755. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,755
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Pfeil

Corpus desk

Index DE-arrow · arrow · German

arrow · rank #26,755 · 5 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,755
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aschermittwoch

Nearest frequency peer: Aschermittwoch (+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 „arrow“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „arrow“ 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).

arrow vs Arno
40% similar
arrow vs afro
60% similar
arrow vs Aron
40% similar

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

Key facts for arrow
PropertyValue
Headwordarrow
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈærəʊ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,755
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „arrow“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Aschermittwoch“ (#26,756), „Arbeitskräften“ (#26,753), „application“ (#26,752). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „arrow“ bei #26,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around arrow (IPA [ˈærəʊ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,755 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Pfeil".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrow, with forms such as "arorw", "arow", and "arroww". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Arno", "afro", "Aron", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is arrow, spelled A-R-R-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Pfeil

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The broken arrow.

This word in other languages

flecha(Español)flèche(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arorw
  • arow
  • arroww
  • arrwo
  • rarow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arorw2arow1arroww1arrwo2rarow2
Edit distance from "arrow"

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 "arrow"?
"arrow" is spelled A-R-R-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈærəʊ].
What does "arrow" mean?
As a noun, "arrow" means: der Pfeil
What words are commonly confused with "arrow"?
"arrow" is commonly confused with "Arno", "afro", "Aron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arrow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrow" is [ˈærəʊ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrow" come from?
"arrow" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amour#26,741bloom#26,790Büste#26,801zenit#26,708

Similar misspelling depth

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

Bits5 variantsDeus5 variantsGülle5 variantsOSZE5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list