Anthony

/ˈæntəni/

//ˈæntəni// name

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"anthony" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Anthony” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,541
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

Corpus desk

Index EN-anthony · Anthony · English

Anthony · rank #3,541 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,541
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH amounts

Nearest frequency peer: amounts (-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 “Anthony”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Anthony” 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).

Anthony vs Anton
71% similar
Anthony vs Antony
86% similar
Anthony vs Antoni
71% similar

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

Key facts for Anthony
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnthony
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈæntəni/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,541
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Anthony”

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).Anthonylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “amounts” (#3,540), “Arthur” (#3,542), “whoever” (#3,539). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Anthony” is #3,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Anthony (IPA /ˈæntəni/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,541 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anthony, with forms such as "anhtony", "annthony", and "anthhony". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Anton", "Antony", "Antoni", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin… The correct English form is Anthony, spelled A-N-T-H-O-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:
  6. 6
    A place in the United States:
  7. 7
    A place in the United States:
  8. 8
    A place in the United States:

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Anthony appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "...Think you've got the best name I've heard," she was saying. - - "Anthony Patch. Only you ought to look sort of like a horse, with a long narrow face - and you ought to be in tatters." "That's the Patch part though. How should Anthony look?" "You look like Anthony," she assured him seriously - he thought she had scarcely seen him - "rather majestic," s…
  2. It is doubtless true that American English lacks a tradition for the pronunciation of Anthony, a name which was not often bestowed upon American males until the comparatively recent craze for supposedly swank "British" Christian names, like Stephen, Peter, Michael, etc., in this country.

Etymology

From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin, possibly derived from Ani, the Etruscan god of the sky. Doublet of Antoine.

This word in other languages

Antonio(Español)Antoine(Français)Anton(Deutsch)Antônio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anhtony
  • annthony
  • anthhony
  • anthnoy
  • anthonny
  • anthonyy
  • anthoyn
  • antohny
  • antthony
  • atnhony
  • nathony

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anthony - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

anhtony2annthony1anthhony1anthnoy2anthonny1anthonyy1anthoyn2antohny2
Edit distance from "Anthony"

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 "Anthony"?
"Anthony" is spelled A-N-T-H-O-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæntəni/.
What does "Anthony" mean?
As a proper noun, "Anthony" means: A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
What words are commonly confused with "Anthony"?
"Anthony" is commonly confused with "Anton", "Antony", "Antoni". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anthony"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anthony" is /ˈæntəni/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Anthony"?
From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etrus... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amounts#3,540whoever#3,539colonel#3,547comfort#3,548

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

stomach11 variantsdemands11 variantsmemorial11 variantsopinions11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list