# arcade

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɑɹˈkeɪd/ · frequency rank #10,647

## Definitions
1. A row of arches.
2. A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
3. Synonym of amusement arcade.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French arcade, from Italian arcata (“arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“arc”).
Not related to Arcadia.

## Easily confused with
- **Archie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcade-vs-archie)
- **armada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcade-vs-armada)
- **arcane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcade-vs-arcane)
- **Ariane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcade-vs-ariane)
- **arcana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcade-vs-arcana)
- **Arcadia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcade-vs-arcadia)
- **Ariadne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcade-vs-ariadne)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acrade`, `aracde`, `arcadde`, `arcaed`, `arccade`, `arcdae`, `arrcade`, `racade`

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