Which to use
“acta” is a verb and “apt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,310
- “acta” frequency rank
- #29,641
- “apt” frequency rank
- 56951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acta | apt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe acter. | Enclin, disposé, dif=susceptible de, avoir tendance à. |
Letter map: acta vs apt
Shared letters muted; letters that set acta and apt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: acta vs apt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: acta is averb and aptanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acta is recorded at frequency rank #27,310, classified as averb, pronounced \ak.ta\. apt is at rank #29,641, tagged as anadj.
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 56951, this pair ranks #117,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acta vs apt
Shared letters: at. Private to "acta": c. Private to "apt": p.
"acta" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "apt" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acta ← acat · accta · actta · atca
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acta" and "apt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "acta" vs "apt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "acta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acta" and "apt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apt vs aur". 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 #117,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.