Which to use
“acte” is a noun and “apt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,353
- “acte” frequency rank
- #29,641
- “apt” frequency rank
- 30994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acte | apt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Résultat d’une action, opération accomplie. | Enclin, disposé, dif=susceptible de, avoir tendance à. |
Letter map: acte vs apt
Shared letters muted; letters that set acte and apt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: acte vs apt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: acte is anoun and aptanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acte is recorded at frequency rank #1,353, classified as anoun, pronounced \akt\. 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 30994, this pair ranks #306,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acte vs apt
Shared letters: at. Private to "acte": ce. Private to "apt": p.
"acte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "apt" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acte ← accte · acet · actte · atce · cate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acte" for "apt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acte" or "apt"?
Useful next steps
Pair "acte" vs "apt" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "acte" 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 #306,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acte" 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 #306,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.