Which to use
“acta” is a noun and “ama” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,153
- “acta” frequency rank
- #30,432
- “ama” frequency rank
- 50585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acta | ama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Urkunde | Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs amar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs amar (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) Suchergebnisse in der Interlingua-Wikipedia für „ama“ |
Letter map: acta vs ama
Shared letters muted; letters that set acta and ama apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: acta vs ama
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: acta is anoun and amaanunknown. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50585, 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]. ama is at rank #30,432, tagged as anunknown, pronounced […].
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 50585, this pair ranks #1,168,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acta vs ama
Shared letters: a. Private to "acta": ct. Private to "ama": m.
"acta" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ama" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- acta ← acat · accta · actta · atca · cata
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acta" for "ama" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "acta" or "ama" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "acta" and "ama".
- Full dictionary entry for "acta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,168,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acta" and "ama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ama 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 #1,168,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.