army
/ˈɑɹ.mi/noun
army is spelled A-R-M-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 115 times per million words in written English, the 932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, army means “A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of army is armies.
How many letters and syllables are in army?
| Letters | 4: A-R-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 115 times per million words; the 932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is army?
Army appears 115 times per million words in written English, the 932nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce army?
- UK /ˈɑː.mi/
- US /ˈɑɹ.mi/
- Australia /ˈɐː.mi(ː)/
Army has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-army.ogg, En-us-army.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ARMY.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with army?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as army from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹmi/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mary, yarm.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of army
- armies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does army mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
An army never can be commanded or controlled by civilians.
- 2
Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.
The army received a bigger share of this year's budget increase than the navy or air force.
- 3
Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions).
The Fourth Army suffered such losses that its remainders were merged into the Second Army, also deployed on the Western front.
- 4
The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.
The army opposed the legislature's involvement.
- 5
A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
It took an army of accountants to uncover the fraud.
- 6
A large group of animals, especially caterpillars or social insects working toward the same purpose.
Our house is being attacked by an army of ants.
- 7
Any multitude.
There was an army of construction cranes working on building the skyscraper.
- 8
The military as a whole.
The People's Liberation Army Navy of China.
noun
- 1
slangThe fandom of the K-pop boy band BTS.
- 2
slangAn individual fan of the K-pop boy band BTS.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Army in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | armée |
| German | Heer, Armee , Heeresamt , Schar |
| Portuguese | exército , multidão |
| Spanish | ejército , multitud |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does army come from?
From (1386) Middle English armee, borrowed from Old French armee (cf.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).