arma

[ˈaɾma]

/[ˈaɾma]/ noun

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The verdict

“arma” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,928) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#1,928
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Herramienta para atacar o defenderse en un combate físico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arma · arma · Spanish

arma · rank #1,928 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,928
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH vuelto

Nearest frequency peer: vuelto (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “arma”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “arma” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

arma vs art
50% similar
arma vs aro
50% similar
arma vs aya
50% similar

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

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

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “arma”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).armacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vuelto” (#1,927), “cartas” (#1,929), “viento” (#1,926). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arma” va en #1,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for arma is neighbouring look-alikes ("art", "aro", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈaɾma]. Frequency #1,928 among 7,704 “A” headwords. 9 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for arma, with forms such as "amra", "aram", and "armma". 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, "art", "aro", "aya", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is arma, spelled A-R-M-A.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Macana llamaban en esta isla un arma, de que usaban como de espada en las manos, de palo de palma, que es muy recia, como arriba hemos algunas veces dicho; allí no sé qué nombre tenía.
  2. Baratamay, Rey de Buhayen, sobrino del de Mindanao, conspirado para la misma maldad, quiso ser verdugo de la vltima execucion, embasando su cris, que es su arma mas preciada, en los hijares del Santo Padre.

Synonyms

recurso

This word in other languages

weapon(English)arme(Français)Waffe(Deutsch)arma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amra
  • aram
  • armma
  • arrma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arma - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amra2aram2armma1arrma1
Edit distance from "arma"

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

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sigo#1,919moda#1,946onda#1,951roja#1,955

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list