Which to use
“actes” and “autels” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,552
- “actes” frequency rank
- #28,064
- “autels” frequency rank
- 29616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | actes | autels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de acte. | Pluriel de autel. |
Where the eye mixes actes and autels
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. actes runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against autels's 6 (VVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between actes and autels
A purely visual mix-up. actes (\akt\) and autels (\o.tɛl\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
actes is recorded at frequency rank #1,552, classified as anoun, pronounced \akt\. autels is at rank #28,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.tɛl\.
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 29616, this pair ranks #315,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of actes vs autels
Shared letters: aest. Private to "actes": c. Private to "autels": lu.
"actes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "autels" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "actes" and "autels" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "actes" or "autels"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "actes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "actes" and "autels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aubes vs autels". 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 #315,561 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.