Which to use
“acte” and “at” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,353
- “acte” frequency rank
- #4,122
- “at” frequency rank
- 5475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acte | at |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Résultat d’une action, opération accomplie. | Ancien nom de l’attier, qui a peut-être été importé à la Réunion par les Malbars et les Tamouls ; ce nom était particulièrement fréquent au Sénégal. |
Where the eye mixes acte and at
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses acte with at
A purely visual mix-up. acte (\akt\) and at (\at\) 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 5475, 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\. at is at rank #4,122, tagged as anoun, pronounced \at\.
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 5475, this pair ranks #428,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acte vs at
Shared letters: at. Private to "acte": ce. Private to "at": -.
"acte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "at" · 2 letters · shape VC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acte ← accte · acet · actte · atce · cate
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acte" and "at" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acte" or "at"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "at" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acte" and "at" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "at 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 #428,917 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.