# archery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/ · frequency rank #20,837

## Definitions
1. The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
2. A group of archers.

## Etymology
From Middle English archerie, from Old French archerie, from archier (“archer”). Equivalent to archer + -ery.

## Easily confused with
- **artery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/archery-vs-artery)
- **arches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/archery-vs-arches)
- **archway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/archery-vs-archway)
- **archer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/archer-vs-archery)
- **arched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arched-vs-archery)
- **alchemy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alchemy-vs-archery)

## Common misspellings (11)
`acrhery`, `arcchery`, `arcehry`, `archerry`, `archeryy`, `archeyr`, `archhery`, `archrey`, `arhcery`, `arrchery`, `rachery`

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