arm wrestling
/ˈɑːm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/
"arm-wrestling" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“arm wrestling” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arm wrestling |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɑːm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arm wrestling” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
arm wrestling is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɑːm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for arm wrestling in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is arm wrestling, spelled A-R-M- -W-R-E-S-T-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1A strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “arm wrestling”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-R-M- -W-R-E-S-T-L-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɑːm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.