Which to use
“Archive” is a noun and “archives” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,227
- “Archive” frequency rank
- #32,914
- “archives” frequency rank
- 45141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Archive | archives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Archiv | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs archive |
Letter map: Archive vs archives
Shared letters muted; letters that set Archive and archives apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Grammar separator: Archive vs archives
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Archive is anoun and archivesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Archive” sits inside “archives”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Archive is recorded at frequency rank #12,227, classified as anoun, pronounced [aʁˈçiːvə]. archives is at rank #32,914, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 45141, this pair ranks #1,363,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Archive vs archives
Shared letters: acehirv. Private to "Archive": -. Private to "archives": s.
"Archive" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "archives" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Archive" and "archives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Archive" vs "archives" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Archive" vs "archives" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Archive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "archives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,363,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Archive" and "archives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "archives vs puzzles". 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 #1,363,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.