Which to use
“antennae” and “antennas” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,452
- “antennae” frequency rank
- #20,287
- “antennas” frequency rank
- 48739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antennae | antennas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of antenna | plural of antenna |
Where the eye mixes antennae and antennas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between antennae and antennas
A purely visual mix-up. antennae (/ænˈtɛni/) and antennas (/ænˈtɛnəz/) 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 a single letter - e in “antennae” becomes s in “antennas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antennae is recorded at frequency rank #28,452, classified as anoun, pronounced /ænˈtɛni/. antennas is at rank #20,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ænˈtɛnəz/.
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 48739, this pair ranks #190,200 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of antennae vs antennas
Shared letters: aent. Private to "antennae": -. Private to "antennas": s.
"antennae" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "antennas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "antennae" and "antennas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "antennae" vs "antennas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "antennae" and "antennas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "antennae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antennas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,200 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antennae" and "antennas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antenna vs antennae". 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 #190,200 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.