Which to use
“aims” and “army” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,004
- “aims” frequency rank
- #921
- “army” frequency rank
- 5925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aims | army |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of aim | A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. |
Where the eye mixes aims and army
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. aims (/eɪmz/) and army (/ˈɑː.mi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aims is recorded at frequency rank #5,004, classified as anoun, pronounced /eɪmz/. 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 5925, this pair ranks #513,477 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aims vs army
Shared letters: am. Private to "aims": is. Private to "army": ry.
"aims" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "army" · 4 letters · shape VCCV