acta

[ˈakta]

/[ˈakta]/ noun

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The verdict

“acta” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,153. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,153
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Urkunde

Corpus desk

Index DE-acta · acta · German

acta · rank #20,153 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,153
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abtreten

Nearest frequency peer: abtreten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „acta“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „acta“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

acta vs at
50% similar
acta vs Art
25% similar
acta vs alt
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for acta
PropertyValue
Headwordacta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈakta]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,153
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „acta“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.actaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abtreten“ (#20,152), „adobe“ (#20,154), „Absätze“ (#20,151). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „acta“ bei #20,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around acta (IPA [ˈakta]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,153 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for acta, with forms such as "acat", "accta", and "actta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "at", "Art", "alt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is acta, spelled A-C-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Urkunde
  2. 2
    das Protokoll
  3. 3
    die Akte, die Schrift, der Vertrag

Synonyms

certificado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acat
  • accta
  • actta
  • atca
  • cata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acat2accta1actta1atca2cata2
Edit distance from "acta"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acta"?
"acta" is spelled A-C-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈakta].
What does "acta" mean?
As a noun, "acta" means: die Urkunde
What words are commonly confused with "acta"?
"acta" is commonly confused with "at", "Art", "alt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acta" is [ˈakta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acta" come from?
"acta" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wide#20,128Bade#20,180wait#20,121unit#20,101

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Wulff5 variantsReim5 variantsRabe5 variantsPier5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list