areavsArrayWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“area” and “Array” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,094
“area” frequency rank
#39,207
“Array” frequency rank
52301
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature area Array
Definition bestimmtes geographisches Gebiet Anordnung von gleichartigen Elementen in einer festgelegten Art und Weise

Letter map: area vs Array

Shared letters muted; letters that set area and Array apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
area
5 ch
Array

Spelling & dictionary notes on area vs Array

area and Array are indexed as a confusable German 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

area is recorded at frequency rank #13,094, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Array is at rank #39,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced [əˈʁɛɪ̯].

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 52301, this pair ranks #1,102,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of area vs Array

Shared letters: ar. Private to "area": e. Private to "Array": y.

"area" · 4 letters · shape VCVV  ·  "Array" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • areaaera · arae · arrea · raea
  • Arrayarary · aray · arrayy · arrya · raray

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "area" for "Array" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "area" or "Array" show up more?
"area" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,094 in our German list, against #39,207 for "Array". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "area" and "Array". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "area" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Array" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,102,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "area" and "Array" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arma vs Array". 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 #1,102,127 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list