Which to use
“acta” is a noun and “aut” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,153
- “acta” frequency rank
- #20,843
- “aut” frequency rank
- 40996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acta | aut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Urkunde | einen Unterschied anzeigend; oder |
Letter map: acta vs aut
Shared letters muted; letters that set acta and aut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for acta / aut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: acta is anoun and autaconjunction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40996, 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]. aut is at rank #20,843, tagged as aconj.
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 40996, this pair ranks #1,492,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acta vs aut
Shared letters: at. Private to "acta": c. Private to "aut": u.
"acta" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "aut" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acta ← acat · accta · actta · atca · cata
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acta" for "aut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acta" or "aut"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "acta" and "aut".
- Full dictionary entry for "acta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,492,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acta" and "aut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "AUD vs aut". 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 #1,492,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.