# cavalry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/ · frequency rank #9,580

## Definitions
1. The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
2. An individual unit of this arm of service.
3. The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
4. A source of rescue, especially in an emergency.

## Etymology
From Middle French cavalerie, in turn from Italian cavalleria. Recorded in English from the 1540s. Doublet of chivalry.

## Easily confused with
- **chivalry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cavalry-vs-chivalry)
- **canary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canary-vs-cavalry)
- **Calvary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calvary-vs-cavalry)

## Common misspellings (11)
`acvalry`, `caavlry`, `cavallry`, `cavalrry`, `cavalryy`, `cavalyr`, `cavarly`, `cavlary`, `cavvalry`, `ccavalry`, `cvaalry`

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