Which to use
“acts” and “adds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,276
- “acts” frequency rank
- #3,734
- “adds” frequency rank
- 6010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acts | adds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of act | plural of add |
Where the eye mixes acts and adds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. acts (/ækts/) and adds (/æ(d)z/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acts is recorded at frequency rank #2,276, classified as anoun, pronounced /ækts/. adds is at rank #3,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced /æ(d)z/.
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 6010, this pair ranks #513,138 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acts vs adds
Shared letters: as. Private to "acts": ct. Private to "adds": d.
"acts" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "adds" · 4 letters · shape VCCC