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“acta” and “alda” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,153
- “acta” frequency rank
- #41,005
- “alda” frequency rank
- 61158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acta | alda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Urkunde | (große, hohe) Welle, Wellengang |
Where the eye mixes acta and alda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acta vs alda
A purely visual mix-up. acta ([ˈakta]) and alda ([ˈalda]) 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 61158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acta is recorded at frequency rank #20,153, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈakta]. alda is at rank #41,005, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈalda].
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 61158, this pair ranks #760,197 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acta vs alda
Shared letters: a. Private to "acta": ct. Private to "alda": dl.
"acta" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "alda" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acta" and "alda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "acta" or "alda" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "acta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #760,197 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acta" and "alda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alda vs AUD". 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 #760,197 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.