armar
[aɾˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“armar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,662 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #7,662
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Proveer con armas a grupos de personas tales como ejércitos, hordas, bandas, etc.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | armar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aɾˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,662 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “armar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for armar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for armar, with forms such as "amrar", "aramr", and "armarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is armar, spelled A-R-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Proveer con armas a grupos de personas tales como ejércitos, hordas, bandas, etc.
- 2Darle una o varias armas a una persona.
- 3Hablando de países, tribus o grupos sociales, aprestarse a una guerra o enfrentamiento armado.
- 4Dicho de un arma, ponerla en condiciones de ser usada.
- 5Juntar las piezas que vienen separadas de un mueble, aparato, juguete, rompecabezas, etc. dándole al objeto su forma funcional o lógica.
- 6Crear o fundar algo sobre otra cosa.
- 7Disponer todo lo necesario para una embarcación, dejarla en condiciones de navegar.
- 8Hacerse o crearse algo, sea de forma natural o sea obra de personas.
- 9En jardinería, podar y dejarle guías a los árboles para que tomen cierta forma.
- 10Instalarle la armazón a algo para sostenerlo.
- 11Poner un metal precioso sobre otro de inferior calidad.
- 12Originar una situación enojosa como jaleos, escándalos, disputas, etc.
- 13Hacer un cigarrillo usando papel de fumar y tabaco.
- 14Darle a una persona las ropas, aperos y herramientas para viajar, trabajar o realizar alguna otra actividad.
- 15Preparar una armazón de palos o trampa para atrapar una res.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amrar,aramr,armarr,armmar,armra,arrmar,ramar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of armar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “armar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aɾˈmaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “azar” - see the side-by-side comparison. armar vs azar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.