# acute vs ate

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### acute
*adjective · IPA /əˈkjuːt/ · frequency rank #7,091*
Brief, quick, short.

### ate
*verb · IPA /eɪt/ · frequency rank #3,999*
simple past of eat

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acute-vs-ate