Array

/[əˈʁɛɪ̯]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,207

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

Array is aGermannoun. It means: Anordnung von gleichartigen Elementen in einer festgelegten Art und Weise Pronounced [əˈʁɛɪ̯]. Often confused with Aura and away.

Key facts for Array
PropertyValue
HeadwordArray
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[əˈʁɛɪ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,207
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Array in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Array is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [əˈʁɛɪ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,207 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Array, with forms such as "arary", "aray", and "arrayy". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Aura", "away", "arrow", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Array, spelled A-R-R-A-Y, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anordnung von gleichartigen Elementen in einer festgelegten Art und Weise
  2. 2
    Datentyp, der nicht nur wie eine Variable genau einen Wert aufnehmen kann, sondern der mehrere Werte verwahrt, die über einen Schlüssel separat angesprochen werden können, technisch realisiert durch einen zusammenhängenden und deshalb linear adressierbaren Bereich von Speicherzellen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arary,aray,arrayy,arrya,raray

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Array

Misspelling Variants of "Array"

arary5aray4arrayy6arrya5raray5
Misspelling Variants of "Array"

Frequency rank: #39,207 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Array"?
"Array" is spelled A-R-R-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈʁɛɪ̯].
What does "Array" mean?
As a noun, "Array" means: Anordnung von gleichartigen Elementen in einer festgelegten Art und Weise
What words are commonly confused with "Array"?
"Array" is commonly confused with "Aura", "away", "arrow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Array"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Array" is [əˈʁɛɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Array" come from?
"Array" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.