# alm

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɑːm/ · frequency rank #43,024

## Definitions
1. Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms.

## Etymology
Back-formation from alms.

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-as)
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-at)
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-an)
- **AM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-am)
- **AP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-ap)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-aw)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-ar)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-au)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-az)
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-av)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-ay)
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-ao)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-ax)
- **and** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-and)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-are)
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-any)
- **ask** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-ask)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-art)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-ass)
- **App** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alm-vs-app)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alm