Which to use
“array” and “arrays” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,023
- “array” frequency rank
- #19,759
- “arrays” frequency rank
- 25782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | array | arrays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clothing and ornamentation; raiment. | plural of array |
Where the eye mixes array and arrays
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: array vs arrays
A purely visual mix-up. array (/əˈɹeɪ/) and arrays (/əˈɹeɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “array” sits inside “arrays”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
array is recorded at frequency rank #6,023, classified as anoun, pronounced /əˈɹeɪ/. arrays is at rank #19,759, tagged as anoun, pronounced /əˈɹeɪz/.
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 25782, this pair ranks #391,666 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of array vs arrays
Shared letters: ary. Private to "array": -. Private to "arrays": s.
"array" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "arrays" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "array" and "arrays" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "array" vs "arrays" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "array" and "arrays" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "array" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,666 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "array" and "arrays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arras vs arrays". 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 #391,666 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.