# Antifa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ænˈtiːfə/ · frequency rank #22,288

## Definitions
1. A decentralized, radical political movement that opposes fascism.
2. Black bloc groups that fight fascist or far-right groups in public, usually anarchist, socialist, or communist groups.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Antifa, originally an abbreviation for Antifaschistische Aktion, a wing of the Communist Party of Germany founded in 1932. Also a clipping of antifascism or antifascist.

## Easily confused with
- **Attila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antifa-vs-attila)
- **Attica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antifa-vs-attica)
- **Antigua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antifa-vs-antigua)
- **Anita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anita-vs-antifa)
- **anima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anima-vs-antifa)
- **antics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antics-vs-antifa)
- **angina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angina-vs-antifa)
- **Annika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/annika-vs-antifa)

## Common misspellings (8)
`anitfa`, `anntifa`, `antfia`, `antiaf`, `antiffa`, `anttifa`, `atnifa`, `natifa`

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