acta

[ˈakt̪a]

/[ˈakt̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“acta” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #4,673) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#4,673
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Documento formal que testifica por escrito lo ocurrido, determinado, tratado o pactado en una junta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-acta · acta · Spanish

acta · rank #4,673 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,673
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abandonado

Nearest frequency peer: abandonado (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “acta”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “acta” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

acta vs at
50% similar
acta vs Ana
25% similar
acta vs art
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for acta
PropertyValue
Headwordacta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈakt̪a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,673
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “acta”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).actacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “abandonado” (#4,672), “actitudes” (#4,674), “virtud” (#4,671). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “acta” va en #4,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for acta is neighbouring look-alikes ("at", "Ana", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈakt̪a]. Frequency #4,673 among 7,704 “A” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for acta, with forms such as "acat", "accta", and "actta". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "at", "Ana", "art", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is acta, spelled A-C-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Documento formal que testifica por escrito lo ocurrido, determinado, tratado o pactado en una junta.
  2. 2
    Testificación fehaciente en que se consigna la elección de alguien para un cargo público o privado.
  3. 3
    Certificado oficial de un hecho.

This word in other languages

minutes(English)acte(Français)ata(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acat
  • accta
  • actta
  • atca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of acta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acat2accta1actta1atca2
Edit distance from "acta"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acta"?
"acta" is spelled A-C-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈakt̪a].
What does "acta" mean?
As a noun, "acta" means: Documento formal que testifica por escrito lo ocurrido, determinado, tratado o pactado en una junta.
What words are commonly confused with "acta"?
"acta" is commonly confused with "at", "Ana", "art". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acta" is [ˈakt̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acta" come from?
"acta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vega#4,666sano#4,650salí#4,649play#4,638

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list