arrows
/ˈæɹ.əʊz/
"arrows" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“arrows” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,564 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,564
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of arrow
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrows |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæɹ.əʊz/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,564 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arrows” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for arrows is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæɹ.əʊz/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,564 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrows, with forms such as "arorws", "arows", and "arrosw". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "arroyo", "arrow", "Argos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is arrows, spelled A-R-R-O-W-S.
Definition
- 1plural of arrow
- 2Short darts feathered at the ends.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arorws,arows,arrosw,arrowss,arrowws,arrwos,rarows
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arrows - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “arrows”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-R-R-O-W-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæɹ.əʊz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “arroyo” - see the side-by-side comparison. arrows vs arroyo
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.