# ante

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈænti/ · frequency rank #18,757

## Definitions
1. A price or cost, as in up the ante.
2. In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot, often before dealing all the cards.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ante (“before”). Doublet of and.

## Easily confused with
- **at** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-at)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-are)
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-any)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-art)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-ate)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-aye)
- **ATM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-atm)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-axe)
- **apt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-apt)
- **ATP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-atp)
- **ape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-ape)
- **att** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-att)
- **ATV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-atv)
- **ATF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-atf)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-ata)
- **Ath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-ath)
- **ATO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-ato)
- **ATR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ante-vs-atr)

## Common misspellings (4)
`anet`, `annte`, `antte`, `atne`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ante