# pact

> English word · Noun · IPA /pækt/ · frequency rank #10,740

## Definitions
1. An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
2. An agreement between two or more nations
3. An alliance or coalition.

## Etymology
From Middle English pact, from Middle French pacte, from Old French, and its etymon Latin pactum (“something agreed upon”), from pacīscī (“to agree”). Probably a doublet of patio.

## Easily confused with
- **PC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pc)
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pt)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-put)
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pay)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pet)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pot)
- **Pan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pan)
- **pit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pit)
- **pat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pat)
- **pic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pic)
- **par** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-par)
- **pad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pad)
- **PAL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pal)
- **pcs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pcs)
- **PLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-plc)
- **pam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pam)
- **pas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pas)
- **paw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-paw)
- **Pak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pak)
- **pax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pact-vs-pax)

## Common misspellings (6)
`apct`, `pacct`, `pactt`, `patc`, `pcat`, `ppact`

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