antagonize
/ænˈtæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/
"antagonize" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“antagonize” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,059. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,059
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
Corpus desk
Index EN-antagonize · antagonize · English
antagonize · rank #48,059 · 14 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,059
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Antalya
Nearest frequency peer: Antalya (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “antagonize”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- amirite
amirite
51,946 corpus weight
- amuses
amuses
51,945 corpus weight
- anchovy
anchovy
51,944 corpus weight
- antagonize
antagonize
51,942 corpus weight
- Antalya
Antalya
51,941 corpus weight
- anthracite
anthracite
51,940 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “antagonize” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antagonize |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ænˈtæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #48,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “antagonize” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around antagonize (IPA /ænˈtæɡ.ɪ.naɪz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,059 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for antagonize, with forms such as "anatgonize", "anntagonize", and "antaggonize". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "antagonist", "antagonism", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai), from ἀντι- (anti-) + ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai). The correct English form is antagonize, spelled A-N-T-A-G-O-N-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how antagonize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The other children constantly antagonized Joe to the point of tears.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai), from ἀντι- (anti-) + ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- anatgonize
- anntagonize
- antaggonize
- antagnoize
- antagoinze
- antagoniez
- antagonizze
- antagonnize
- antagonzie
- antaognize
- antgaonize
- anttagonize
- atnagonize
- natagonize
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antagonize - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
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- "antagonize" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "antagonist". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #48,059 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.