antennas

/ænˈtɛnəz/

//ænˈtɛnəz// noun

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"antennas" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“antennas” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,287. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,287
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of antenna

Corpus desk

Index EN-antennas · antennas · English

antennas · rank #20,287 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,287
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH angled

Nearest frequency peer: angled (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “antennas”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “antennas” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

antennas vs antenna
88% similar
antennas vs antennae
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for antennas
PropertyValue
Headwordantennas
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ænˈtɛnəz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,287
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “antennas”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).antennaslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “angled” (#20,286), “Andersen” (#20,285), “astonished” (#20,289). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “antennas” is #20,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around antennas (IPA /ænˈtɛnəz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,287 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of antenna".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for antennas, with forms such as "anetnnas", "anntennas", and "antenans". 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, "antenna", "antennae", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is antennas, spelled A-N-T-E-N-N-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of antenna

Synonyms

antennae

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anetnnas
  • anntennas
  • antenans
  • antenas
  • antennass
  • antennsa
  • antnenas
  • anttennas
  • atnennas
  • natennas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antennas - 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.

anetnnas2anntennas1antenans2antenas1antennass1antennsa2antnenas2anttennas1
Edit distance from "antennas"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antennas"?
"antennas" is spelled A-N-T-E-N-N-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ænˈtɛnəz/.
What does "antennas" mean?
As a noun, "antennas" means: plural of antenna
What words are commonly confused with "antennas"?
"antennas" is commonly confused with "antenna", "antennae". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antennas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antennas" is /ænˈtɛnəz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antennas" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "antennas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Andersen#20,285audacity#20,291barbaric#20,293Yosemite#20,274

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Alfredo10 variantsBurmese10 variantsCheyenne10 variantsColombo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list