Antonia

/[anˈtoːni̯a]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,628

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Antonia is aGermanname. It means: weiblicher Vorname Pronounced [anˈtoːni̯a]. Often confused with Antonio and Astoria.

Key facts for Antonia
PropertyValue
HeadwordAntonia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[anˈtoːni̯a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,628
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Antonia in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Antonia is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [anˈtoːni̯a]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,628 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Antonia, with forms such as "anntonia", "anotnia", and "antnoia". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Antonio", "Astoria", "Antonius", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Antonia, spelled A-N-T-O-N-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anntonia,anotnia,antnoia,antoina,antonai,antonnia,anttonia,atnonia,natonia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Antonia

Misspelling Variants of "Antonia"

anntonia8anotnia7antnoia7antoina7antonai7antonnia8anttonia8atnonia7
Misspelling Variants of "Antonia"

Frequency rank: #16,628 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Antonia"?
"Antonia" is spelled A-N-T-O-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [anˈtoːni̯a].
What does "Antonia" mean?
As a name, "Antonia" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Antonia"?
"Antonia" is commonly confused with "Antonio", "Astoria", "Antonius". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Antonia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Antonia" is [anˈtoːni̯a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Antonia" come from?
"Antonia" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter A in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.