Which to use
“arce” and “army” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,186
- “arce” frequency rank
- #18,442
- “army” frequency rank
- 31628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arce | army |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Acer spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies de árboles y arbustos del hemisferio norte, de características hojas opuestas, muchas veces palmatilobuladas. Florecen formando inflorescencias en racimos, corimbos o umbelas de floros pentámeros, que fructifican en parejas de sámaras muy distintivas. Son una importante fuente de polen y néctar para la apicultura, y tienen varios usos comerciales, incluyendo el ornamental, la madera y la elaboración de jarabe. Es el árbol nacional de Canadá. | Ejército. |
Where the eye mixes arce and army
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between arce and army
A purely visual mix-up. arce ([ˈaɾse]) and army (/ˈɑː.miː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arce is recorded at frequency rank #13,186, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɾse]. army is at rank #18,442, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɑː.miː/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31628, this pair ranks #206,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arce vs army
Shared letters: ar. Private to "arce": ce. Private to "army": my.
"arce" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "army" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arce" and "army" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "arce" vs "army" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arce" and "army" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "army" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arce" and "army" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "armen vs army". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #206,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.