aceptavsactaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: acepta is a verb, acta is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“acepta” is a verb and “acta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,604
“acepta” frequency rank
#4,673
“acta” frequency rank
8277
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acepta acta
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aceptar. Documento formal que testifica por escrito lo ocurrido, determinado, tratado o pactado en una junta.

Where the eye mixes acepta and acta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
acepta
4 ch
acta

Visual trap between acepta and acta

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acepta is [aˈsept̪a] while acta is [ˈakt̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acepta is recorded at frequency rank #3,604, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈsept̪a]. acta is at rank #4,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈakt̪a].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 8277, this pair ranks #305,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of acepta vs acta

Shared letters: act. Private to "acepta": ep. Private to "acta": -.

"acepta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "acta" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aceptaaccepta · acepat · aceppta · aceptta · acetpa · acpeta · aecpta · asepta
  • actaacat · accta · actta · atca

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "acepta" for "acta" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "acepta" is a verb and "acta" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "acepta" vs "acta" - which ranks higher?
"acepta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,604 in our Spanish list, against #4,673 for "acta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acepta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "acta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #305,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acepta" and "acta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acta vs anta". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #305,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list