antagónico

[ãn̪t̪aˈɣ̞oniko]

/[ãn̪t̪aˈɣ̞oniko]/ adj

The verdict

“antagónico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,495 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,495
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que contiene o conlleva antagonismo, oposición fundamental o rivalidad. Que actúa en contra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-antagonico · antagónico · Spanish

antagónico · rank #72,495 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,495
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH anodino

Nearest frequency peer: anodino (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “antagónico”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “antagónico” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for antagónico
PropertyValue
Headwordantagónico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ãn̪t̪aˈɣ̞oniko]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “antagónico” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).antagónicocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “anodino” (#72,494), “anticiparon” (#72,496), “antiquísima” (#72,497). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “antagónico” va en #72,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

antagónico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,495 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ãn̪t̪aˈɣ̞oniko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que contiene o conlleva antagonismo, oposición fundamental o rivalidad. Que actúa en contra.".

antagónico doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is antagónico, spelled A-N-T-A-G-Ó-N-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que contiene o conlleva antagonismo, oposición fundamental o rivalidad. Que actúa en contra.

This word in other languages

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antagónico"?
"antagónico" is spelled A-N-T-A-G-Ó-N-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ãn̪t̪aˈɣ̞oniko].
What does "antagónico" mean?
As an adjective, "antagónico" means: Que contiene o conlleva antagonismo, oposición fundamental o rivalidad. Que actúa en contra.
How do you pronounce "antagónico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antagónico" is [ãn̪t̪aˈɣ̞oniko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list