armature
/ˈɑɹ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/noun, verb
armature is spelled A-R-M-A-T-U-R-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, armature means “A detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of armature is armatures.
How many letters and syllables are in armature?
| Letters | 8: A-R-M-A-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is armature?
Armature appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce armature?
- UK /ˈɑː.mə.tjʊə/
- UK /ˈɑː.mə.tjə/
- US /ˈɑɹ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/
Armature has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-armature.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of armature
- armatures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- armaturing participle, present
- armatured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does armature mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively.
- 2
Armor, such as a suit of armor, weapons and other military equipment.
- 3
The art of using arms and armour in combat; skill at arms; a mode or manner of armed combat.
- 4
The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.
- 5
The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
- 6
A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
- 7
A supporting framework in a sculpture.
- 8
A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
verb
- 1
To provide with an armature (any sense).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Armature in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does armature come from?
Borrowed from Middle French armature, from Latin armātūra (“armour”). Doublet of armor and armure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).