# arcade vs armada

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### arcade
*noun · IPA /ɑɹˈkeɪd/ · frequency rank #10,647*
A row of arches.

### armada
*noun · IPA /ɑːˈmɑːdə/ · frequency rank #24,658*
A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcade-vs-armada