armar

/[aɾˈmaɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,662

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

armar is aSpanishverb. It means: Proveer con armas a grupos de personas tales como ejércitos, hordas, bandas, etc. Pronounced [aɾˈmaɾ]. It ranks #7,662 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with azar and asma.

Key facts for armar
PropertyValue
Headwordarmar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɾˈmaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,662
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for armar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aɾˈmaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,662 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for armar, with forms such as "amrar", "aramr", and "armarr". 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, "azar", "asma", "army", 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 armar, spelled A-R-M-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proveer con armas a grupos de personas tales como ejércitos, hordas, bandas, etc.
  2. 2
    Darle una o varias armas a una persona.
  3. 3
    Hablando de países, tribus o grupos sociales, aprestarse a una guerra o enfrentamiento armado.
  4. 4
    Dicho de un arma, ponerla en condiciones de ser usada.
  5. 5
    Juntar las piezas que vienen separadas de un mueble, aparato, juguete, rompecabezas, etc. dándole al objeto su forma funcional o lógica.
  6. 6
    Crear o fundar algo sobre otra cosa.
  7. 7
    Disponer todo lo necesario para una embarcación, dejarla en condiciones de navegar.
  8. 8
    Hacerse o crearse algo, sea de forma natural o sea obra de personas.
  9. 9
    En jardinería, podar y dejarle guías a los árboles para que tomen cierta forma.
  10. 10
    Instalarle la armazón a algo para sostenerlo.
  11. 11
    Poner un metal precioso sobre otro de inferior calidad.
  12. 12
    Originar una situación enojosa como jaleos, escándalos, disputas, etc.
  13. 13
    Hacer un cigarrillo usando papel de fumar y tabaco.
  14. 14
    Darle a una persona las ropas, aperos y herramientas para viajar, trabajar o realizar alguna otra actividad.
  15. 15
    Preparar una armazón de palos o trampa para atrapar una res.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrar,aramr,armarr,armmar,armra,arrmar,ramar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for armar

Misspelling Variants of "armar"

amrar5aramr5armarr6armmar6armra5arrmar6ramar5
Misspelling Variants of "armar"

Frequency rank: #7,662 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "armar"?
"armar" is spelled A-R-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾˈmaɾ].
What does "armar" mean?
As a verb, "armar" means: Proveer con armas a grupos de personas tales como ejércitos, hordas, bandas, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "armar"?
"armar" is commonly confused with "azar", "asma", "army". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "armar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "armar" is [aɾˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "armar" come from?
"armar" 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.