Which to use
“Arcy” is a name and “army” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,305
- “Arcy” frequency rank
- #20,358
- “army” frequency rank
- 64663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Arcy | army |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonyme de Arcy-Sainte-Restitue | Armée (plus particulièrement armée de terre), groupe organisé de soldats. |
Where the eye mixes Arcy and army
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Arcy and army follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Arcy with army
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Arcy is \aʁ.si\ while army is \ˈɑɹ.mi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “Arcy” becomes m in “army”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Arcy is recorded at frequency rank #44,305, classified as aname, pronounced \aʁ.si\. 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 64663, this pair ranks #75,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Arcy vs army
Shared letters: ary. Private to "Arcy": c. Private to "army": m.
"Arcy" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "army" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Arcy" and "army" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Arcy" 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 #75,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Arcy" and "army" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Arcy 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 #75,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.