# arsenal vs arsenic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### arsenal
*noun · IPA /ˈɑːsənəl/ · frequency rank #4,209*
A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.

### arsenic
*noun · IPA /ˈɑː(ɹ).sə.nɪk/ · frequency rank #21,443*
A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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