Which to use
“aft” is a noun and “appt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,285
- “aft” frequency rank
- #48,065
- “appt” frequency rank
- 65350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aft | appt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel. | Abbreviation of appoint. |
Letter map: aft vs appt
Shared letters muted; letters that set aft and appt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: aft vs appt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: aft is anoun and apptaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aft is recorded at frequency rank #17,285, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɑːft/. appt is at rank #48,065, tagged as averb.
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 65350, this pair ranks #73,197 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aft vs appt
Shared letters: at. Private to "aft": f. Private to "appt": p.
"aft" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "appt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- appt ← apptt · aptp · papt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aft" for "appt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "aft" vs "appt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "aft" and "appt". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "aft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "appt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,197 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aft" and "appt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "APL vs appt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #73,197 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.