Which to use
“Armee” and “army” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,538
- “Armee” frequency rank
- #11,593
- “army” frequency rank
- 13131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Armee | army |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bewaffnete Landmacht, Heer, Heeresabteilung | Heer |
Where the eye mixes Armee and army
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Armee and army
A purely visual mix-up. Armee ([aʁˈmeː]) 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 13131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Armee is recorded at frequency rank #1,538, classified as anoun, pronounced [aʁˈmeː]. 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 13131, this pair ranks #1,959,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Armee vs army
Shared letters: amr. Private to "Armee": e. Private to "army": y.
"Armee" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "army" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Armee" and "army" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Armee" vs "army" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Armee" 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 #1,959,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Armee" and "army" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arma vs army". 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 #1,959,916 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.