armrest
/ˈɑɹmˌɹɛst/noun
armrest is spelled A-R-M-R-E-S-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, armrest means “Part of the seat of a chair that is designed to support the arm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of armrest is armrests.
How many letters and syllables are in armrest?
| Letters | 7: A-R-M-R-E-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 armrest?
Armrest appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 armrest?
- US /ˈɑɹmˌɹɛst/
Armrest 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-armrest.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with armrest
Also written: arm rest (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with armrest?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as armrest (/ɑɹmɹɛst/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: smarter.
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 armrest
- armrests plural
- arm rest
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does armrest mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Part of the seat of a chair that is designed to support the arm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Armrest in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of a seat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | accoudoir, accotoir |
| German | Armlehne |
| Portuguese | braço |
| Spanish | reposabrazos, apoyabrazos |
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 armrest come from?
From arm + rest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).