AnthonyvsAntoniWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Anthony” and “Antoni” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,541
“Anthony” frequency rank
#33,126
“Antoni” frequency rank
36667
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anthony Antoni
Definition A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages. A surname from Catalan, Polish, or Slovene.

Letter map: Anthony vs Antoni

Shared letters muted; letters that set Anthony and Antoni apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
Anthony
6 ch
Antoni

Pair insight - Anthony / Antoni

Anthony and Antoni are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anthony is recorded at frequency rank #3,541, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈæntəni/. Antoni is at rank #33,126, tagged as aname.

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 36667, this pair ranks #301,212 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Anthony vs Antoni

Shared letters: anot. Private to "Anthony": hy. Private to "Antoni": i.

"Anthony" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "Antoni" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anthonyanhtony · annthony · anthhony · anthnoy · anthonny · anthonyy · anthoyn · antohny
  • Antonianntoni · anotni · antnoi · antoin · antonni · anttoni · atnoni · natoni

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Anthony" and "Antoni" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Anthony" or "Antoni"?
"Anthony" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,541 in our English list, against #33,126 for "Antoni". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "Anthony" and "Antoni". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anthony" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Antoni" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #301,212 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anthony" and "Antoni" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anion vs Antoni". 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 #301,212 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list