# antics vs Antioch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### antics
*noun · IPA /ˈæntɪks/ · frequency rank #17,536*
plural of antic

### Antioch
*name · IPA /ˈæntɪˌɒk/ · frequency rank #26,681*
Ancient name of Antakya: a city in southeastern Turkey, formerly the capital of the ancient Seleucid Empire and the Crusader Principality of Antioch and a major port of the Roman and Byzantine Empires.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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