# Antigua vs antique

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Antigua
*name · IPA /ænˈtiːɡ(w)ə/ · frequency rank #26,003*
The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean.

### antique
*adjective · IPA /ˌanˈtiːk/ · frequency rank #8,755*
Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.

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