antithesis
/ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/
"antithesis" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“antithesis” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #30,312 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,312
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antithesis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #30,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “antithesis” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for antithesis is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,312 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for antithesis, with forms such as "anitthesis", "anntithesis", and "antihtesis". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin antithesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anti- + thesis. The correct English form is antithesis, spelled A-N-T-I-T-H-E-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
- 2A device by which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in parallel form; a figure of speech arranged in this manner
- 3The second stage of a dialectical process in which the thesis is negated.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin antithesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis). By surface analysis, anti- + thesis.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anitthesis,anntithesis,antihtesis,antitehsis,antitheiss,antithesiss,antithessi,antithessis,antithhesis,antithseis,antitthesis,anttihesis,anttithesis,atnithesis,natithesis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antithesis - 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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Using “antithesis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-T-I-T-H-E-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.