Which to use
“Aceh” is a name and “aces” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,770
- “Aceh” frequency rank
- #17,284
- “aces” frequency rank
- 63054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Aceh | aces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A special autonomous province of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. | plural of ace |
Letter map: Aceh vs aces
Shared letters muted; letters that set Aceh and aces apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Aceh and aces
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Aceh is aname and acesanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - h in “Aceh” becomes s in “aces”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Aceh is recorded at frequency rank #45,770, classified as aname. aces is at rank #17,284, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈeɪ.sɪz/.
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 63054, this pair ranks #85,150 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Aceh vs aces
Shared letters: ace. Private to "Aceh": h. Private to "aces": s.
"Aceh" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "aces" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Aceh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,150 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Aceh" and "aces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aceh vs ake". 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 #85,150 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.