armoury

/ˈɑɹməɹi/

//ˈɑɹməɹi// noun

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"armoury" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“armoury” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,123. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,123
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.

Corpus desk

Index EN-armoury · armoury · English

armoury · rank #40,123 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,123
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH aro

Nearest frequency peer: aro (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “armoury”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “armoury” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

armoury vs armor
71% similar
armoury vs amour
71% similar
armoury vs armoured
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for armoury
PropertyValue
Headwordarmoury
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɑɹməɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,123
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “armoury”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).armourylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “aro” (#40,124), “arraigned” (#40,125), “aprons” (#40,120). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “armoury” is #40,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around armoury (IPA /ˈɑɹməɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,123 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for armoury, with forms such as "amroury", "armmoury", and "armoruy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "armor", "amour", "armoured", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English armerie, armurie, armorye, from Anglo-Norman armurrie, from armure (“arms, armor”) + -ie (“-y”). By surface analysis, armour + -y. The correct English form is armoury, spelled A-R-M-O-U-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
  2. 2
    A collection of weapons and materiel.
  3. 3
    A place where arms are made.
  4. 4
    The manufacture of armour and arms; arming, armouring.
  5. 5
    Heraldry.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how armoury appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. (1.) *Armorist. n. s. [from armour.] A person skilled in heraldry. Dict. (2.) Armorist, signifies also a person skilled in armory.
  2. He replied that he intended to pass through there to his own land, since he could not go by sea {because of the Turks}, and the ambassador was going in order, if he could find a way, to bring back some craftsmen skilled in armoury and[…]

Etymology

From Middle English armerie, armurie, armorye, from Anglo-Norman armurrie, from armure (“arms, armor”) + -ie (“-y”). By surface analysis, armour + -y.

This word in other languages

armería(Español)arsenal(Français)Rüstkammer(Deutsch)armaria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amroury
  • armmoury
  • armoruy
  • armourry
  • armouryy
  • armouyr
  • armuory
  • aromury
  • arrmoury
  • ramoury

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of armoury - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amroury2armmoury1armoruy2armourry1armouryy1armouyr2armuory2aromury2
Edit distance from "armoury"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "armoury"?
"armoury" is spelled A-R-M-O-U-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɑɹməɹi/.
What does "armoury" mean?
As a noun, "armoury" means: A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
What words are commonly confused with "armoury"?
"armoury" is commonly confused with "armor", "amour", "armoured". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "armoury"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "armoury" is /ˈɑɹməɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "armoury"?
From Middle English armerie, armurie, armorye, from Anglo-Norman armurrie, from armure (“arms, armor”) + -ie (“-y”). By surface analysis, armour + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "armoury", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list