armor
/ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/noun, verb
armor is spelled A-R-M-O-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, armor means “A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of armor is armors.
How many letters and syllables are in armor?
| Letters | 5: A-R-M-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.3 times per million words; the 7,445th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is armor?
Armor appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th 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 armor?
- UK /ˈɑː.mə/
- US /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/
Armor has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-armor.ogg, En-us-armour.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with armor?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as armor from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹməɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: morra.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of armor
- armors plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- armour UK
- armoring participle, present
- armored participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does armor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
a suit of armor
- 2
USA natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
- 3
USA metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
- 4
USA tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
- 5
USA military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
- 6
USThe naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.
verb
- 1
USTo equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
- 2
USTo provide something with an analogous form of protection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Armor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | armure , cuirasse |
| German | Rüstung, Panzerung, Armierung, Bewehrung , panzern |
| Portuguese | armadura , couraça , (veículo) blindado |
| Spanish | armadura, blindaje , coraza , blindado |
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 armor come from?
From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).