# across vs actress

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### actress
*noun · IPA /ˈæk.tɹɪs/ · frequency rank #3,273*
A female who performs on the stage or in films.

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