Which to use
“ark” and “army” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,793
- “ark” frequency rank
- #11,593
- “army” frequency rank
- 48386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ark | army |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine große Kiste mit einem flachen Deckel | Heer |
Where the eye mixes ark and army
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ark vs army
A purely visual mix-up. ark ([ɑːk]) and army ([ˈɑːmɪ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ark is recorded at frequency rank #36,793, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɑːk]. army is at rank #11,593, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɑːmɪ].
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 48386, this pair ranks #1,250,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ark vs army
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ark": k. Private to "army": my.
"ark" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "army" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- army ← armmy · armyy · arrmy · arym · ramy
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ark" for "army" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ark" vs "army" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ark" and "army" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ark" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "army" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,250,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ark" and "army" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ark vs AUD". 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 #1,250,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.