arma

/[ˈaɾma]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,928

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

arma is aSpanishnoun. It means: Herramienta para atacar o defenderse en un combate físico. Pronounced [ˈaɾma]. It ranks #1,928 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with art and aro.

Key facts for arma
PropertyValue
Headwordarma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɾma]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,928
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of arma in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for arma is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɾma]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,928 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for arma, with forms such as "amra", "aram", and "armma". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "art", "aro", "aya", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is arma, spelled A-R-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herramienta para atacar o defenderse en un combate físico.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, apéndice u órgano con que una bestia puede atacar o defenderse, como los cuernos o los espolones.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, medio empleado para atacar o defenderse en una disputa moral o intelectual.
  4. 4
    Más generalmente, medio al que se puede recurrir para alcanzar un fin deseado.
  5. 5
    Ataque o defensa repentinos e imprevistos.
  6. 6
    Cada una de las especialidades militares en que se subdividen las fuerzas armadas según su equipamiento y función en el combate.
  7. 7
    Profesión militar.
  8. 8
    Todo el ejército de un país.
  9. 9
    Blasón de un linaje o de una localidad.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amra,aram,armma,arrma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arma

Misspelling Variants of "arma"

amra4aram4armma5arrma5
Misspelling Variants of "arma"

Frequency rank: #1,928 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arma"?
"arma" is spelled A-R-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɾma].
What does "arma" mean?
As a noun, "arma" means: Herramienta para atacar o defenderse en un combate físico.
What words are commonly confused with "arma"?
"arma" is commonly confused with "art", "aro", "aya". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arma" is [ˈaɾma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arma" come from?
"arma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.