Which to use
“addy” and “army” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,029
- “addy” frequency rank
- #921
- “army” frequency rank
- 36950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | addy | army |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Address (especially e-mail address). | A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. |
Letter map: addy vs army
Shared letters muted; letters that set addy and army apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - addy / army
addy and army are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
addy is recorded at frequency rank #36,029, classified as anoun. army is at rank #921, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɑː.mi/.
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 36950, this pair ranks #298,703 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of addy vs army
Shared letters: ay. Private to "addy": d. Private to "army": mr.
"addy" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "army" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "addy" and "army" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "addy" vs "army" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "addy" and "army".
- Full dictionary entry for "addy" 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 #298,703 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "addy" and "army" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "addy vs ashy". 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 #298,703 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.