# acted

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈæk.tɪd/ · frequency rank #4,425

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of act

## Easily confused with
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-ate)
- **acts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-acts)
- **aged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-aged)
- **ante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-ante)
- **axed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-axed)
- **awed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-awed)
- **after** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-after)
- **asked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-asked)
- **added** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-added)
- **actor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-actor)
- **armed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-armed)
- **aimed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-aimed)
- **alter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-alter)
- **acute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-acute)
- **aired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-aired)
- **Ahmed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-ahmed)
- **aided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-aided)
- **actin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-actin)
- **Aztec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-aztec)
- **acton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acted-vs-acton)

## Common misspellings (7)
`accted`, `acetd`, `actde`, `actedd`, `actted`, `atced`, `cated`

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