Which to use
“acts” and “Amtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,599
- “acts” frequency rank
- #8,821
- “Amtes” frequency rank
- 33420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acts | Amtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs act | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Amt |
Letter map: acts vs Amtes
Shared letters muted; letters that set acts and Amtes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: acts and Amtes
acts and Amtes 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acts is recorded at frequency rank #24,599, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Amtes is at rank #8,821, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈamtəs].
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 33420, this pair ranks #1,686,348 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acts vs Amtes
Shared letters: ast. Private to "acts": c. Private to "Amtes": em.
"acts" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "Amtes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acts" and "Amtes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acts" vs "Amtes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "acts" and "Amtes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "acts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Amtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,686,348 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acts" and "Amtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acts 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 #1,686,348 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.