Which to use
“army” is a noun and “azy” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,358
- “army” frequency rank
- #38,161
- “azy” frequency rank
- 58519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | army | azy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Armée (plus particulièrement armée de terre), groupe organisé de soldats. | D’accord. |
Where the eye mixes army and azy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: army vs azy
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: army is \ˈɑɹ.mi\ while azy is \a.zi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
army is recorded at frequency rank #20,358, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɑɹ.mi\. azy is at rank #38,161, tagged as anintj, pronounced \a.zi\.
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 58519, this pair ranks #108,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of army vs azy
Shared letters: ay. Private to "army": mr. Private to "azy": z.
"army" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "azy" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- army ← armmy · armyy · arrmy · arym · ramy
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "army" and "azy" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "army" or "azy" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "army" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "azy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "army" and "azy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aur vs azy". 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 #108,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.