Which to use
“acs” and “actes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,982
- “acs” frequency rank
- #1,552
- “actes” frequency rank
- 47534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acs | actes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel d’ac. | Pluriel de acte. |
Where the eye mixes acs and actes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. acs runs 3 letters (VCC) against actes's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acs and actes
A purely visual mix-up. acs (\ˈat͡s\) and actes (\akt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acs is recorded at frequency rank #45,982, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈat͡s\. actes is at rank #1,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced \akt\.
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 47534, this pair ranks #186,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acs vs actes
Shared letters: acs. Private to "acs": -. Private to "actes": et.
"acs" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "actes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- actes ← acctes · acets · actess · actse · acttes · atces · cates
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acs" and "actes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acs" vs "actes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acs" and "actes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "actes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acs" and "actes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs aves". 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 #186,192 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.