Which to use
“acte” is a noun and “aut” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,353
- “acte” frequency rank
- #20,365
- “aut” frequency rank
- 21718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acte | aut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Résultat d’une action, opération accomplie. | Ou exclusif. |
Where the eye mixes acte and aut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acte vs aut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acte is \akt\ while aut is \ˈau̯t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21718, 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\. aut is at rank #20,365, tagged as aconj, pronounced \ˈau̯t\.
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 21718, this pair ranks #361,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acte vs aut
Shared letters: at. Private to "acte": ce. Private to "aut": u.
"acte" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "aut" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acte ← accte · acet · actte · atce · cate
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acte" and "aut" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "acte" or "aut" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "acte" and "aut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acte" and "aut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aur vs aut". 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 #361,777 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.