Which to use
“arcs” and “army” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,519
- “arcs” frequency rank
- #20,358
- “army” frequency rank
- 32877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arcs | army |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de arc. | Armée (plus particulièrement armée de terre), groupe organisé de soldats. |
Where the eye mixes arcs and army
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between arcs and army
A purely visual mix-up. arcs (\aʁk\) and army (\ˈɑɹ.mi\) 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 32877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arcs is recorded at frequency rank #12,519, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁk\. army is at rank #20,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɑɹ.mi\.
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 32877, this pair ranks #294,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arcs vs army
Shared letters: ar. Private to "arcs": cs. Private to "army": my.
"arcs" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "army" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arcs" for "army" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arcs" or "army"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arcs" and "army" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arcs" 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 #294,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arcs" and "army" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "army vs arti". 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 #294,355 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.