acuité

\a.kɥi.te\

/\a.kɥi.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“acuité” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,680
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualité de ce qui est aigu.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

acuité vs agité
67% similar
acuité vs adulte
50% similar
acuité vs ajuste
50% similar

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

Key facts for acuité
PropertyValue
Headwordacuité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.kɥi.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,680
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acuité” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). acuité lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around acuité (IPA \a.kɥi.te\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,680 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for acuité, with forms such as "accuité", "aciuté", and "acuite". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "agité", "adulte", "ajuste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is acuité, spelled A-C-U-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité de ce qui est aigu.
  2. 2
    Qualité de la perception sensorielle.

This word in other languages

sharpness(English)agudeza(Español)Heftigkeit(Deutsch)acuidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • accuité
  • aciuté
  • acuite
  • acuitté
  • acuiét
  • acutié
  • aucité
  • cauité

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

accuité1aciuté2acuite1acuitté1acuiét2acutié2aucité2cauité2
Edit distance from "acuité"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acuité"?
"acuité" is spelled A-C-U-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \a.kɥi.te\.
What does "acuité" mean?
As a noun, "acuité" means: Qualité de ce qui est aigu.
What words are commonly confused with "acuité"?
"acuité" is commonly confused with "agité", "adulte", "ajuste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "acuité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acuité" is \a.kɥi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acuité" come from?
"acuité" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “acuité”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-C-U-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.kɥi.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “agité” - see the side-by-side comparison. acuité vs agité
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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