Antony

/ˈæntəni/

//ˈæntəni// name

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"antony" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Antony” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,537
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Latin, a mostly British spelling variant of Anthony.

Corpus desk

Index EN-antony · Antony · English

Antony · rank #17,537 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,537
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH antics

Nearest frequency peer: antics (-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 “Antony”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Antony” 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).

Antony vs Aston
67% similar
Antony vs atone
50% similar
Antony vs anyone
50% similar

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

Key facts for Antony
PropertyValue
HeadwordAntony
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈæntəni/
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,537
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Antony”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Antonylands 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 “antics” (#17,536), “ao” (#17,538), “affidavit” (#17,534). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Antony” is #17,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Antony (IPA /ˈæntəni/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,537 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Antony, with forms such as "anntony", "anotny", and "antnoy". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Aston", "atone", "anyone", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Antony, spelled A-N-T-O-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Latin, a mostly British spelling variant of Anthony.
  2. 2
    A civil parish in east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4054).
  3. 3
    A civil parish in east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4054).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Demetrius. Is Caesar with Antonius priz'd so slight? Philo. Sir, sometimes, when he's not Antony, He comes too short of that great property Which still should go with Antony.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anntony
  • anotny
  • antnoy
  • antonny
  • antonyy
  • antoyn
  • anttony
  • atnony
  • natony

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Antony - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anntony1anotny2antnoy2antonny1antonyy1antoyn2anttony1atnony2
Edit distance from "Antony"

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 "Antony"?
"Antony" is spelled A-N-T-O-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæntəni/.
What does "Antony" mean?
As a proper noun, "Antony" means: A male given name from Latin, a mostly British spelling variant of Anthony.
What words are commonly confused with "Antony"?
"Antony" is commonly confused with "Aston", "atone", "anyone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Antony"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Antony" is /ˈæntəni/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Antony" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

antics#17,536abrupt#17,529barrow#17,548blouse#17,557

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

abigail9 variantsvanish9 variantsbotany9 variantsbulldog9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list