# acme

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæk.mi/ · frequency rank #33,104

## Definitions
1. A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
2. A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
3. Full bloom or reproductive maturity.
4. Sexual orgasm.
5. Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
6. Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format.

## Etymology
Directly borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, high point”).

## Easily confused with
- **AM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-am)
- **AE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-ae)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-are)
- **age** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-age)
- **ACT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-act)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-arm)
- **aim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-aim)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-ate)
- **Amy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-amy)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-aye)
- **ATM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-atm)
- **amp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-amp)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-axe)
- **ale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-ale)
- **AMD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-amd)
- **ama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-ama)
- **ape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-ape)
- **AMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acme-vs-ami)

## Common misspellings (3)
`accme`, `acem`, `acmme`

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