# ACT vs appt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ACT
*name · frequency rank #497*
Initialism of the Australian Capital Territory: a federal territory of Australia.

### appt
*verb · frequency rank #48,065*
Abbreviation of appoint.

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