Which to use
“acne” and “acs” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,830
- “acne” frequency rank
- #49,775
- “acs” frequency rank
- 82605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acne | acs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condição que consiste em erupções da pele causadas por inflamações e acúmulo de secreção | olho (órgão da visão) |
Where the eye mixes acne and acs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. acne runs 4 letters (VCCV) against acs's 3 (VCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acne vs acs
A purely visual mix-up. acne (/ˈak.nɨ/) and acs ([ats]) 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 82605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acne is recorded at frequency rank #32,830, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈak.nɨ/. acs is at rank #49,775, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ats].
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 82605, this pair ranks #1,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acne vs acs
Shared letters: ac. Private to "acne": en. Private to "acs": s.
"acne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "acs" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acne ← accne · acen · acnne · ance · cane
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acne" and "acs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "acne" or "acs"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acne" and "acs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acne" and "acs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ASC". 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 #1,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.