# arches vs Archie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### arches
*noun · IPA /ˈɑɹt͡ʃɪz/ · frequency rank #15,952*
plural of arch

### Archie
*name · IPA /ˈɑːt͡ʃi/ · frequency rank #13,091*
A diminutive of the male given name Archibald, from the Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name.

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