armada

/[aɾˈmað̞a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,031

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

armada is aSpanishnoun. It means: Conjunto de las fuerzas navales de un Estado. Pronounced [aɾˈmað̞a]. It ranks #3,031 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Armas and armar.

Key facts for armada
PropertyValue
Headwordarmada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɾˈmað̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,031
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for armada is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aɾˈmað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,031 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for armada, with forms such as "amrada", "aramda", and "armaad". 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, "Armas", "armar", "atada", 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 armada, spelled A-R-M-A-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de las fuerzas navales de un Estado.
  2. 2
    Escuadra.
  3. 3
    Lazada que se forma con la argolla y una parte del lazo llamada llapa, teniendo el resto -rollos- en la mano izquierda, para enlazar o pialar.
  4. 4
    Flor que el fullero lleva hecha en los naipes.
  5. 5
    Línea de cazadores que acechan a las reses espantadas o forzadas en la batida.
  6. 6
    Manga de gente con perros que se ponía en las batidas para espantar las reses, obligándolas a salir frente a las paranzas de los cazadores.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrada,aramda,armaad,armadda,armdaa,armmada,arrmada,ramada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for armada

Misspelling Variants of "armada"

amrada6aramda6armaad6armadda7armdaa6armmada7arrmada7ramada6
Misspelling Variants of "armada"

Frequency rank: #3,031 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "armada"?
"armada" is spelled A-R-M-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾˈmað̞a].
What does "armada" mean?
As a noun, "armada" means: Conjunto de las fuerzas navales de un Estado.
What words are commonly confused with "armada"?
"armada" is commonly confused with "Armas", "armar", "atada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "armada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "armada" is [aɾˈmað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "armada" come from?
"armada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.