# acres vs across

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### acres
*noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.kəz/ · frequency rank #5,382*
plural of acre

### across
*preposition · IPA /əˈkɹɒs/ · frequency rank #556*
To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acres-vs-across