Anton

Name: Anton, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Anton” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,090. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,090
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Latin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-anton · Anton · English

Anton · rank #13,090 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #13,090
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH altering

Nearest frequency peer: altering (-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.

aesthetics

86,914
altering

86,912
Anton

86,911
Archie

86,910
asserted

86,909
attacker

86,908

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Anton vs ATO

20% similar

Anton vs auto

40% similar

Anton vs ants

40% similar

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

Key facts for Anton
Property	Value
Headword	Anton
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#13,090
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Anton”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Antonlands here:

#13,090

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “altering” (#13,089), “Archie” (#13,091), “asserted” (#13,092). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Anton” is #13,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Anton, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,090 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anton, with forms such as "annton", "anotn", and "antno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ATO", "auto", "ants", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony. The correct English form is Anton, spelled A-N-T-O-N.

Definition

1
A male given name from Latin.
2
A surname.
3
A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Анто́н (Antón).
4
A place in the United States:
5
A place in the United States:
6
A place in the United States:
7
A river in Hampshire, England, a tributary of the River Test.
8
A village and municipality in Sofia province, Bulgaria.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

'As far as I'm concerned, he's Benjamin Rigby,' said Kit, after the first time we met him. 'He seems like a decent baby and he deserves a decent name. Not that his father's got one, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.' Kit thinks it's only acceptable to 'go around calling yourself Anton', as he puts it, if you're Spanish, Mexican or Colombian, or if yo…

Etymology

Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

annton
anotn
antno
antonn
antton
atnon
naton

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Anton"

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 "Anton"?

"Anton" is spelled A-N-T-O-N.

What does "Anton" mean?

As a proper noun, "Anton" means: A male given name from Latin.

What words are commonly confused with "Anton"?

"Anton" is commonly confused with "ATO", "auto", "ants". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "Anton"?

Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony. 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 "Anton", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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