Which to use
“annex” and “ante” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,883
- “annex” frequency rank
- #18,757
- “ante” frequency rank
- 33640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annex | ante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An addition, an extension. | A price or cost, as in up the ante. |
Where the eye mixes annex and ante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. annex (/ˈænɛks/) and ante (/ˈænti/) 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 33640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annex is recorded at frequency rank #14,883, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈænɛks/. ante is at rank #18,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈænti/.
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 33640, this pair ranks #327,676 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of annex vs ante
Shared letters: aen. Private to "annex": x. Private to "ante": t.
"annex" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ante" · 4 letters · shape VCCV