Which to use
“arma” and “armas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,913
- “arma” frequency rank
- #906
- “armas” frequency rank
- 2819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arma | armas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento usado para ataque e defesa | plural de arma |
Letter map: arma vs armas
Shared letters muted; letters that set arma and armas apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - arma / armas
arma and armas are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “arma” sits inside “armas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arma is recorded at frequency rank #1,913, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɾmɐ/. armas is at rank #906, tagged as anoun.
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 2819, this pair ranks #72,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arma vs armas
Shared letters: amr. Private to "arma": -. Private to "armas": s.
"arma" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "armas" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arma" for "armas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arma" vs "armas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "arma" vs "armas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "arma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "armas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arma" and "armas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afã vs arma". 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 #72,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.