ante
[ˈãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“ante” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #261) as a preposition. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #261
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Delante de algo o alguien.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ante · ante · Spanish
ante · rank #261 · 4 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #261
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-LOW 4 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH van
Nearest frequency peer: van (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ante”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vamos
vamos
99,742 corpus weight
- van
van
99,741 corpus weight
- ante
ante
99,740 corpus weight
- d
d
99,739 corpus weight
- dar
dar
99,738 corpus weight
- embargo
embargo
99,737 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ante” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | [ˈãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #261 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ante” sits in Spanish frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for ante is neighbouring look-alikes ("at", "art", …), not just typos; it is apreposition pronounced [ˈãn̪t̪e]. Frequency #261 among 7,704 “A” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for ante, with forms such as "anet", "annte", and "antte". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "at", "art", "ave", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ante, spelled A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Delante de algo o alguien.
- 2Comparado con algo o alguien.
- 3En presencia de algo o alguien.
- 4Con anterioridad o preferencia.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- anet
- annte
- antte
- atne
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ante - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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What to do next
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- "ante" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "at". View pair
- 4 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #261 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.