armor

/ˈɑː.mə/

//ˈɑː.mə// noun

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"armor" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“armor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,416
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

Corpus desk

Index EN-armor · armor · English

armor · rank #7,416 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,416
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ankle

Nearest frequency peer: ankle (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “armor”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “armor” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

armor vs arr
60% similar
armor vs aro
60% similar
armor vs army
60% similar

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

Key facts for armor
PropertyValue
Headwordarmor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɑː.mə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,416
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “armor”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).armorlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “ankle” (#7,415), “autism” (#7,417), “amber” (#7,414). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “armor” is #7,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around armor (IPA /ˈɑː.mə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,416 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for armor, with forms such as "amror", "armmor", and "armorr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "arr", "aro", "army", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armure. By surface analysis, arm (“to cover or furnish”) + -or (suffix forming agent nouns or nouns of… The correct English form is armor, spelled A-R-M-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
  2. 2
    A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
  3. 3
    A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
  4. 4
    A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
  5. 5
    A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
  6. 6
    The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. a suit of armor
  2. You teach me how to be a man / Though I am someone's daughter / The path of warrior was set for me / And I had to try on the armour / No it doesn't suit me / And it feels so heavy / I'm frightened and so ashamed / That I have to combat the world alone / That I have to swing my sword alone

Etymology

From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armure. By surface analysis, arm (“to cover or furnish”) + -or (suffix forming agent nouns or nouns of quality, state, or condition).

Synonyms

body armourbody armormailchain mailplatesuit of armoursuit of armorhorncarapacechitinarmour platearmor platemechanizedcavalry

This word in other languages

armadura(Español)armure(Français)Rüstung(Deutsch)armadura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amror
  • armmor
  • armorr
  • armro
  • aromr
  • arrmor
  • ramor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amror2armmor1armorr1armro2aromr2arrmor1ramor2
Edit distance from "armor"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "armor"?
"armor" is spelled A-R-M-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɑː.mə/.
What does "armor" mean?
As a noun, "armor" means: A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
What words are commonly confused with "armor"?
"armor" is commonly confused with "arr", "aro", "army". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "armor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "armor" is /ˈɑː.mə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "armor"?
From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armure. By surface analysis, arm (“to cover or furnish”) + -or (suffix forming agent nouns o... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ankle#7,415amber#7,414berry#7,419Brady#7,421

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

whale7 variantsMoses7 variantslanes7 variantspoker7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list