English pronunciation
How to pronounce “army”
Phonetic spelling
AR-mee
IPA /ˈɑɹmi/
Syllable stress
ar·mee
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “army”?
a r m y
“army” is spelled A-R-M-Y. It is pronounced AR-mee, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
The army marched in formation.
He joined the army after high school.