arme

/aʁm/, SAMPA: /aRm/

//aʁm/, SAMPA: /aRm// noun

The verdict

“arme” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,526 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,526
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - arma

Key facts for arme
PropertyValue
Headwordarme
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aʁm/, SAMPA: /aRm/
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arme” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). arme lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arme is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,526 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /aʁm/, SAMPA: /aRm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "arma".

Zero misspellings are on record for arme in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is arme, spelled A-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arme"?
"arme" is spelled A-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is /aʁm/, SAMPA: /aRm/.
What does "arme" mean?
As a noun, "arme" means: arma
How do you pronounce "arme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arme" is /aʁm/, SAMPA: /aRm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arme" come from?
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Using “arme”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-R-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /aʁm/, SAMPA: /aRm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list