antes

/[ˈãn̪t̪es]/ adv

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#114

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

antes is anSpanishadv. It means: Indica que algo tiene lugar primero o previo en un orden de sucesión en el espacio. Pronounced [ˈãn̪t̪es]. It ranks #114 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with ate and arte.

Key facts for antes
PropertyValue
Headwordantes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdv
IPA[ˈãn̪t̪es]
Letters5
Frequency rank#114
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of antes in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for antes is 5 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈãn̪t̪es]. Corpus data places it at rank #114 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Indica que algo tiene lugar primero o previo en un orden de sucesión en el espacio.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for antes, with forms such as "anets", "anntes", and "antess". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ate", "arte", "anti", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is antes, spelled A-N-T-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Indica que algo tiene lugar primero o previo en un orden de sucesión en el espacio.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anets,anntes,antess,antse,anttes,atnes,nates

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for antes

Misspelling Variants of "antes"

anets5anntes6antess6antse5anttes6atnes5nates5
Misspelling Variants of "antes"

Frequency rank: #114 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antes"?
"antes" is spelled A-N-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈãn̪t̪es].
What does "antes" mean?
As an adv, "antes" means: Indica que algo tiene lugar primero o previo en un orden de sucesión en el espacio.
What words are commonly confused with "antes"?
"antes" is commonly confused with "ate", "arte", "anti". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antes" is [ˈãn̪t̪es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antes" come from?
"antes" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.