Acts of the Apostles

name

"acts-of-the-apostles" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Acts of the Apostles” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.

Key facts for Acts of the Apostles
PropertyValue
HeadwordActs of the Apostles
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Acts of the Apostles” sits in English frequency

Acts of the Apostles falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Acts of the Apostles is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Acts of the Apostles, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Latin Āctūs Apostolōrum, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων (Práxeis Apostólōn). The correct English form is Acts of the Apostles, spelled A-C-T-S- -O-F- -T-H-E- -A-P-O-S-T-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.

Etymology

Calque of Latin Āctūs Apostolōrum, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων (Práxeis Apostólōn).

Synonyms

ActsBook of Acts

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Acts of the Apostles"?
"Acts of the Apostles" is spelled A-C-T-S- -O-F- -T-H-E- -A-P-O-S-T-L-E-S.
What does "Acts of the Apostles" mean?
As a proper noun, "Acts of the Apostles" means: The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.
What is the origin of the word "Acts of the Apostles"?
Calque of Latin Āctūs Apostolōrum, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων (Práxeis Apostólōn). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Acts of the Apostles”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-C-T-S- -O-F- -T-H-E- -A-P-O-S-T-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list