Which to use
“arrayed” is a verb and “arrays” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,597
- “arrayed” frequency rank
- #19,759
- “arrays” frequency rank
- 68356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrayed | arrays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of array | plural of array |
Where the eye mixes arrayed and arrays
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between arrayed and arrays
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrayed is /əˈɹeɪd/ while arrays is /əˈɹeɪz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrayed is recorded at frequency rank #48,597, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈɹeɪd/. 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 68356, this pair ranks #59,230 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arrayed vs arrays
Shared letters: ary. Private to "arrayed": de. Private to "arrays": s.
"arrayed" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "arrays" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrayed" and "arrays" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "arrayed" or "arrays" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "arrayed" and "arrays" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrayed" 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 #59,230 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrayed" 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 #59,230 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.