armanvsArrasTell them apart

Quick tell: arman is a verb, Arras is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“arman” is a verb and “Arras” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,733
“arman” frequency rank
#47,564
“Arras” frequency rank
72297
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature arman Arras
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de armar o de armarse. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes arman and Arras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
arman
5 ch
Arras

Why the eye confuses arman with Arras

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arman is [ˈaɾmãn] while Arras is [ˈaras]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

arman is recorded at frequency rank #24,733, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɾmãn]. Arras is at rank #47,564, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈaras].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 72297, this pair ranks #25,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of arman vs Arras

Shared letters: ar. Private to "arman": mn. Private to "Arras": s.

"arman" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "Arras" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • armanamran · aramn · armann · armman · armna · arrman · raman
  • Arrasarars · arrass · arrsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "arman" for "Arras" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "arman" is a verb and "Arras" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "arman" or "Arras"?
"arman" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,733 in our Spanish list, against #47,564 for "Arras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "arman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Arras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "arman" and "Arras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amarras vs Arras". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #25,661 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list