# infancy vs infantry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### infancy
*noun · IPA /ˈɪnfənsi/ · frequency rank #17,641*
The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).

### infantry
*noun · IPA /ˈɪnfəntɹi/ · frequency rank #7,569*
Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).

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