# acid vs act

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### acid
*adjective · IPA \a.ˈʦid\ · frequency rank #43,247*
Acide, aigre, sur, aigri, revêche, hargneux.

### act
*noun · IPA \ækt\ · frequency rank #10,437*
Action.

## Source
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