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Which to use

“acer” and “acta” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,046
“acer” frequency rank
#20,153
“acta” frequency rank
48199
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acer acta
Definition Stahl die Urkunde

Letter map: acer vs acta

Shared letters muted; letters that set acer and acta apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. acer (VCVC) and acta (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
acer
4 ch
acta

Corpus notes: acer and acta

acer and acta are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acer is recorded at frequency rank #28,046, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. acta is at rank #20,153, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈakta].

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 48199, this pair ranks #1,257,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of acer vs acta

Shared letters: ac. Private to "acer": er. Private to "acta": t.

"acer" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "acta" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • acer ← accer · acerr · aecr
  • acta ← acat · accta · actta · atca · cata

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "acer" and "acta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "acer" or "acta"?
"acta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,153 in our German list, against #28,046 for "acer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "acer" vs "acta" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,257,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acer" and "acta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acer vs puzzles". 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 #1,257,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list