# armed vs armies

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### armed
*adjective · IPA /ɑɹmd/ · frequency rank #2,512*
Equipped, especially with a weapon.

### armies
*noun · IPA /ˈɑɹ.miz/ · frequency rank #8,237*
plural of army

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